BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- China's investment in fixed assets in the first quarter of this year totaled 1,390.8 billion yuan (173.85 billion U.S. dollars), up 27.7 percent, or an increase of 4.9 percentage points year on year, official figures showed.

    The National Bureau of Statistics said the investment in urban areas reached 1,160.8 billion yuan, up 29.8 percent, while the investment in the country's rural area came to 230 billion yuan, up 18.1 percent. Enditem