China's crude oil output rises in January-May

BEIJING - China's crude oil output expanded in the first five months of this year, official data showed.

The output totaled 89.1 million tons in the January-May period, rising 1.8 percent year-on-year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

But the crude oil imports edged down during the period, NBS data showed.

China imported 229.03 million tons of crude oil in the first five months, down 0.4 percent year-on-year.