This undated file photo shows Luohu district in Shenzhen. (LUO HAIMING / CHINA DAILY)

BEIJING - China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) reached 287.06 billion yuan in the first five months of the year, up 2.3 percent year-on-year, official data showed Thursday.

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In US dollar terms, the ODI rose 3 percent from a year ago to 44.6 billion dollars, according to the Ministry of Commerce.