China saw a 5.8-percent year-on-year increase in newly-established foreign-invested enterprises in the first two months of 2025, totaling 7,574 entities, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed.
The data, released on Friday, also showed that the actual use of foreign investment for January and February stood at 171.21 billion yuan (about 23.65 billion U.S. dollars), marking a 20.4-percent decrease from the previous year.
The manufacturing and the service industries actually used 47.82 billion yuan (about 6.61 billion U.S. dollars) and 120.49 billion yuan (about 16.65 billion U.S. dollars) of foreign capital respectively.
High-tech industries utilized 52.49 billion yuan (about 7.25 billion U.S. dollars) of foreign investment. Within this sector, the actual use of foreign capital in e-commerce services, biological medicine manufacturing, and intelligent consumer equipment manufacturing saw increases of 33.5 percent, 22.9 percent, and 40.7 percent respectively.
The United Kingdom, Germany, and South Korea markedly increased their investment in China, jumping by 87.9 percent, 54.7 percent, and 45.2 percent respectively.
China sees rise in foreign-invested companies in first two months of 2025
Venezuela's acting president Delcy Rodriguez said on Sunday that the country is at a critical stage and must achieve national unity, emphasizing that maintaining internal cohesion is of utmost importance.
In a televised address, Rodriguez called on the public to continue trusting the government under the current highly complex political circumstances.
Her statement comes in the wake of a January 3 military operation conducted by the United States, during which Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were taken into custody and flown out of the country.
The operation resulted in at least 100 fatalities.
Rodriguez, who was sworn in as acting president two days later on January 5, framed her appeal for unity against this backdrop of external intervention.
Meanwhile, Venezuelan Minister of Communication and Information Freddy Nanez denounced the U.S. actions as a "war crime of the 21st century" when speaking at an international cultural event on Sunday.
Nanez condemned not only the January 3 airstrikes but also the associated cyber and electromagnetic attacks.
He accused the United States of violating international law through the forced removal of President Maduro and his wife, while attacks on civilian infrastructure, including medical facilities, represent a flagrant breach of humanitarian norms.
He reiterated that the stigmatization and military attacks against Venezuela are driven by economic interests, particularly the desire to control its abundant natural resources.
Venezuelan acting president calls for national unity amid complex situation
Venezuelan acting president calls for national unity amid complex situation
