China's economy expands 6.6 pct in 2018

Aerial photo taken on Dec. 25, 2018 shows the junction of Laiqu section of Taihang Mountain expressway and Rongcheng-Wuhai expressway in north China's Hebei Province. China's economy grew 6.6 percent year on year in 2018, above the official target of around 6.5 percent, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday. Gross domestic product (GDP) totaled 90.0309 trillion yuan (about 13.28 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2018. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)