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Foreign direct investment intosouthwest China's Sichuan Province grew107.9 percent in the first half despite theimpact of the 8.0-magnitude earthquake inMay, the local authority said on July 11.

Foreign businesses invested US$1.8billion in Sichuan from January to June,Sichuan Provincial Commerce Departmentstatistics show.