BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- China's non-financial outbound direct investment (ODI) saw steady growth in the first half of 2018, official data showed Tuesday.

Domestic investors made 57.18 billion U.S. dollars of non-financial ODI in 3,617 overseas enterprises in 151 countries and regions in the first six months, the Ministry of Commerce said.

The investment was up 18.7 percent from the same period last year. Enditem