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High-tech industries saw a rapid FDI increase of 62.8% in January. Specifically, foreign investment in high-tech manufacturing surged 74.5%, while that in the high-tech service sector rose 59.6%.
FDI flowing into the country’s central region reported a year-on-year expansion of 25.9%, followed by 21.6% in the western region.
China’s road logistics price index rose last week, driven by increasing demand and a stable supply of transport, according to a survey jointly conducted by the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing and the Guangdong Lin’an Logistics Group.
The index came in at 1,052.26 points in the week ending Feb. 17, up 2.19% over a week earlier. The sub-indices of all types of vehicles registered strong week-on-week growth during the period. The figure for full truckload logistics prices, which mainly measures bulk commodity and regional transportation, stood at 1,053.58 points, rising 2.55% from the previous week.\n\n[/cs_content_seo][cs_element_section_2 _id=”5″ ][cs_element_layout_row_2 _id=”6″ ][cs_element_layout_column_2 _id=”7″ ][cs_element_text _id=”8″ ][cs_content_seo]Subscribe to Daily Brief by Email
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