The amount of foreign direct investment(FDI) into China rose 23.4 percent in January year on year to $10.03 billion.

The consumer price index (CPI), a major gauge of inflation, grew a lower-than-expected 4.9 percent year-on-year in January.

China's trade surplus will continue to fall in the coming months after hitting a nine-month low in January amid increased imports in the run-up to the lunar new year holidays and surging commodity prices, economists said.

China's online gaming companies embody the negative impact brought on by a small Post-90s generation population, China Business News reported Thursday.

China's international patent filings surged more than 56 percent last year, leading the global growth in international filings.