Chinese exporters expect mild growth

GUANGZHOU: Chinese exporters at Asia's largest trade fair expect orders for made-in-China products to remain resilient for the rest of the year and even grow slightly despite shrivelling demand from debt-stricken Europe and the strengthening of the yuan.

A Reuters poll of 85 small to medium-sized exporters at China's Canton Fair found that while around a quarter of firms surveyed expected orders to drop this year, overall, orders were seen rising an average 4% in 2012 and 7.4% in 2013.