China-central Asia trade sees 13pc rise
February 14, 2014 00:00:00
BEIJING, Feb 13 (Xinhua): Trade between China and central Asian countries, including Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrghyzstan, climbed 13 per cent year on year to reach US$40 billion in 2013, an official said on Thursday.
Bilateral trade between China and Kazakhstan rose to $28.6 billion while that between China and Uzbekistan topped $4.0 billion, up 11.3 per cent and 58.3 per cent respectively, Ministry of Commerce (MOC) spokesman Yao Jian said.
