Guangdong Province, south China's economic powerhouse, reported a 10-percent growth in its foreign trade from January to November this year, with imports and exports amounting to 8.27 trillion yuan (about 1.14 trillion U.S. dollars), official data has shown.
The province's foreign trade growth rate outpaced the national average by 5.1 percentage points, according to the Guangdong Sub-Administration of the General Administration of Customs of China.
In specific, exports rose 8.7 percent year on year to 5.37 trillion yuan, and imports reached 2.9 trillion yuan, up 12.6 on a yearly basis.
The province's imports and exports represented 20.8 percent of China's total.
Guangdong's foreign trade up 10 pct in Jan-Nov
Guangdong's foreign trade up 10 pct in Jan-Nov
Laura Fernandez was sworn in on Friday as Costa Rica's president for a four-year term during a ceremony at the National Stadium in San Jose.
Fernandez, 39, received the presidential sash from outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves before a crowd of about 20,000 people, including foreign dignitaries.
She previously served as minister of national planning and economic policy, and later as minister of the presidency.
Running as the candidate of the Sovereign People's Party, she won Costa Rica's presidential election on Feb 1.
In her first speech as president, Fernandez said her government would fight crime and prevent drug trafficking from infiltrating state institutions. She also announced plans to inaugurate a new "mega-prison" and one of the world's most modern police surveillance centers.
Laura Fernandez sworn in as Costa Rica's president
