NANNING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- China and the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pledged here Wednesday to enhance economic ties at a forum of the ongoing 6th China-ASEAN Expo held from Oct. 20 to 24.

    The following are facts about China's investment in some of the ASEAN members:

    Direct investment from China to ASEAN countries in 2008 totaled 2.18 billion U.S. dollars, up 125 percent from 2007.

    By the end of 2008, Chinese enterprises had invested 2.75 billion U.S. dollars in Singapore, and almost 300 Chinese enterprises had been established there.

    By the end of 2008, China had directly invested 590 million U.S. dollars in Vietnam, of which 200 million was newly invested in2008.

    By the end of June, 2009, contracted investment from Chinese enterprises to Laos had amounted to 2.14 billion U.S. dollars over the years and went into 303 projects. Currently, China is the third biggest foreign investor in Laos, and Chinese enterprises have mainly invested in hydroelectric exploitation, mining and agriculture.

    By the end of 2008, China had invested a total of 1.33 billion U.S. dollars in Myanmar and become the fourth biggest foreign investor of the country.

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