BEIJING — Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the Chinese mainland rose 1.1 percent year-on-year to 446.29 billion yuan in the first six months of 2018, official data showed on July 12.

In June, FDI inflow went up 0.3 percent year-on-year to 100.7 billion yuan, Gao Feng, spokesman with the Ministry of Commerce, said at a news conference.

The number of new overseas-funded companies established in the first half of the year surged 96.6 percent from a year earlier to 29,591, Gao said.