China's gross domestic product (GDP) growth unexpectedly slowed to 7.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2013, down from 7.9 per cent during the final quarter of 2012, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed on Monday (15th April). The rate was weaker than most market forecasts, but still stayed above the 7.5 per cent full-year target for 2013 set by the government last month. Reports Xinhuanet