The total amount of foreign investment recorded in China during January rose by 3.2 percent compared to the same period the previous year, according to China's Commerce Ministry.

The country registered $14.1 billion during the first month of 2016, while $9 billion of foreign investment was generated by the service sector, 5.7 percent more than last year. Technology-related service businesses accounted for 7.2 billion yuan, up approximately 120 percent from 2015.

The top 10 countries and regions to invest in China during January accounted for 84.4 billion yuan.

The US, EU, and Japan increased investment to China by 463.6 percent, 30.9 percent and 22.8 percent respectively.

Foreign investors acquired 114 companies during the month, spending 34.4 billion yuan, 15.7 percent more than in 2015. Companies acquired by foreign investment in China rose by 6.5 percent in the month, compared to the same period the previous year.

The proportion of money used in acquisitions accounted for 39 percent of the total amount of foreign investment registered in January, compared to 34.7 percent in 2015.

The western region of China registered 5.87 billion yuan of foreign capital investment, growing 16.9 percent from the same period in 2015.