China April exports rise as imports drop: officials

BEIJING: China's exports expanded in April but at a slower pace than the previous month, while exports slumped nearly six percent compared to the same month last year, officials said.

The official statistics bureau said exports rose about 4 percent year-on-year in April, while the decline in imports caused the country's trade surplus to swell some 46 percent in yuan terms to reach nearly 300 billion yuan ($46 billion).