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BEIJING, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) posted steady growth in the first 10 months of the year, data showed Thursday.

Non-financial ODI in 164 countries and regions amounted to 621.78 billion yuan (90.46 billion U.S. dollars) in the period, up 5.9 percent year on year, according to the Ministry of Commerce.