April indicators signal all's well

Data on factory output, retail sales, job market offset investment fears

China's economy continued to fare well in April, bolstered by deepening supply-side structural reform that is fueling innovation and the new economy, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday.

High-tech industry held up well, online retail sales increased at a fast pace, and job growth remained strong, Xing Zhihong, spokesman for the NBS, said at a news conference.