KUNMING -- Southwest China's Yunnan province reported strong foreign trade growth in the first 10 months of this year.

Yunnan's foreign trade totaled around 242.7 billion yuan (about $38 billion) from January to October, up 25.5 percent from a year ago, said the provincial statistics bureau.

The province's exports rose 27.8 percent year-on-year to approximately 127.4 billion yuan, while imports gained 23 percent to about 115.2 billion yuan. Meanwhile, its trade surplus reached about 12.2 billion yuan during the period, suggesting a burgeoning momentum.