Guangdong Province, one of China's economic powerhouses, registered an 18 percent increase of its foreign trade to reach 260.37 billion US dollars from January to August compared with the same period last year.

Information provided by the provincial statistical bureau said in breakdown, exports made up 143.24 billion US dollars, up 23.6 percent, and imports were 117.13 billion US dollars, an increase of 11.7 percent.

Guangdong, which was assigned with the mission to pilot the country's reform and opening-up drive more than two decades, has become a global base for processing trade and one of China's most dynamic economic regions.

Source: Xinhua