China's ODI drops 40.9 pct in Jan.-Oct.

BEIJING, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- China's non-financial outbound direct investment fell 40.9 percent year on year in the January-October period as authorities curbed irrational investment overseas, data showed Thursday.

Chinese investors spent a total of 86.3 billion U.S. dollars on 5,410 enterprises from 160 countries and regions during the period, the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement.