EMERGING MARKETS HIGHLIGHT SALES GROWTH AT CANTON FAIR

GUANGZHOU - The Spring session of the Canton Fair, which closed on May 5, has outperformed expectations, welcomed more than 200,000 overseas purchasers, up 7% on the previous session. Organisers say the value of trade deals struck at the biannual event reached US$ 35.5 billion, an increase of nearly 9%. Observers said the results indicated steady improvement in this year's trade situation. China's foreign trade rose 13.4% on-year in the first quarter of 2013, with exports increasing 18.4%.