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
Israel has vowed to continue with its airstrikes on Gaza, after a fresh wave of bombardment led to the collapse of a two-month ceasefire early Tuesday, with its officials saying that the attacks will not stop until it secures the release of all remaining hostages from Hamas captivity.
On Tuesday, the Israeli army conducted intense airstrikes on northern and central Gaza Strip, marking the most violent escalation since a ceasefire agreement took effect on Jan. 19.
According to Israeli media reports, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a statement following Tuesday's airstrikes that if Hamas does not release all hostages, "the gates of hell will open in Gaza," and Hamas will encounter the Israeli military "with an intensity they have never known before."
Meanwhile, Danny Danon, Israel's permanent representative to the United Nations (UN), also said in a post on his social media account that Israel will show "no mercy" until all hostages are returned.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced early Tuesday that Netanyahu and Katz had ordered the military to "operate against Hamas with increasingly powerful military force."
According to the statement, the move followed what it described as Hamas's "repeated refusal to release hostages" and rejection of proposals presented by U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and other mediators.
In a press statement issued on Tuesday, Hamas accused Netanyahu and Israeli government of "resuming aggression and a war of genocide" against civilians in the Gaza Strip, holding Israel fully responsible for the repercussions of the renewed escalation.
Hamas accused Netanyahu's government of deliberately overturning the ceasefire agreement, thereby exposing prisoners in Gaza to an uncertain fate.
Hamas further appealed to the United Nations and the UN Security Council to "convene urgently to adopt a resolution obligating Israel to immediately halt its aggression and implement Resolution 2735, which calls for an end to hostilities and a full withdrawal from the Gaza Strip."
Israel says Gaza strikes won't stop until release of all hostages; Hamas decries "war of genocide"
