BEIJING, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) -- China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) reached 627.4 billion yuan in the first 10 months of the year, up 10.3 percent year on year, official data showed Thursday.

Aerial photo taken on May 16, 2021 shows an overview of the first berth of Lamu Port in Kenya. (Photo: Xinhua)

In U.S. dollar terms, the ODI rose 7.3 percent from last year to 94.36 billion dollars, according to the Ministry of Commerce.