China's foreign direct investment climbed 6.4 percent year-on-year to 305.24 billion yuan ($44.38 billion) in the first four months, the Ministry of Commerce informed.

Meanwhile, investment from South Korea, the United States and Germany in China grew 114.1 percent, 24.3 percent and 101.1 percent year-on-year, respectively.

In April alone, FDI amounted to 62.95 billion yuan, up 6.3 percent year-on-year.