According to the statistics of news release of foreign investment, from January to June 2006, foreign-invested enterprises newly approved for establishment reached total number of 19750, a decreased 6.89% as compared with that of the same period last year;  and the actual use of foreign investment reached USD28.428b, a decreased 0.47% as compared with that of the same period last year. In June, the foreign-invested enterprises newly approved for establishment reached total number of 4091 around the country, a decreased of 14.32% as compared with that of the same period last year;  and the actual use of foreign investment reached USD5.439b, a decreased of 12.23% as compared with that of the same period last year. From January to June from the ten Asian nations/regions (Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, South Korea), the number of newly established enterprises in China witnessed a decreased of 10.01% and actual use of foreign investment decreased by 8.3% respectively; From the US, the number of newly established enterprises in China witnessed a decreased of 12.89%  and actual use of foreign investment decreased by 18.27% respectively; And from Europe, the number of newly established enterprises in China witnessed a decreased of 2.17% and actual use of foreign investment growth by 19.78% respectively. From part of the free ports, the number of newly established enterprises in China witnessed a increased of 14.44% and actual use of foreign investment growth by 12.42% respectively. From January to June this year, the top ten nations and regions with investment in China (as per the actual input of foreign capital) are as follows: Hong Kong (USD8.833b), Virgin Island (USD5.232b), Japan (USD2.244b), South Korea (USD1.680b), the US (USD1.193b),  Germany (USD1.16b), Taiwan Province (USD1.034b), Singapore (USD912m), Cayman Islands (USD883m) and West Samoa (USD745m), total of which accounted for 84.13% of total actual use of foreign investment in the country.