China April exports, imports decline

BEIJING: China’s exports slumped nearly 2 percent in April compared to the same month last year, as imports fell almost 11 percent, officials said on Sunday, the latest sign of weakness in the world’s second largest economy.

The key export sector has shown year-on-year declines in dollar terms for nine of the last 10 months as the country’s economic growth has fallen to its slowest level in a quarter-century.