Indexes show positive growth signs

Despite seasonal weakening, the Chinese economy is on the right track to meet this year's target, given adequate policy room and steady progress in economic restructuring, officials and experts said.

In April, China's economic activities cooled slightly compared with the previous month, partly due to short-term factors, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday.

Fixed-asset investment expanded 6.1 percent year-on-year in the first four months, down by 0.2 percentage point from the January-March period, but up 0.2 percentage point from the whole of 2018, the bureau said.