China's overall foreign trade volume is expected to stand at US$2.6 trillion in 2008, up from US$2.17 trillion last year, and foreign investment is to hit US$95 billion, up from US$74.8 billion, Chen Deming, minister of Ministry of Commerce said on Tuesday.

In the first 11 months, export and import totaled nearly US$2.38 trillion, up 20.9 percent year on year.

(Xinhua News Agency December 23, 2008)