China-Ireland trade maintains positive momentum despite pandemic impact: ambassador

DUBLIN, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Trade between China and Ireland has maintained a very positive momentum despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Chinese Ambassador to Ireland He Xiangdong while addressing a virtual China Ireland business conference on Friday.

He said that bilateral trade reached 10 billion U.S. dollars in the first seven months of this year and China's direct investment in Ireland increased by 40 million U.S. dollars in the first half of this year, more than doubled on a year-on-year basis.