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388 Billion KWH The State Electricity Regulatory Commission disclosed that in the rst half of this year China consumed 388 billion KWH of electricity generated from clean energy, accounting for 16.9 percent of power in the state grid,     

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US $ 8.43 Billion China’seconomic slowdown and the sovereign debt crisis in Europe have taken their toll on bilateral investment between China and Europe. Foreign direct investment from the European Union to China declined 6.3 percent year-on-year from January to September to US     

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RMB 2 Billion The central government appropriated RMB 2 billion for senior middle schools in its least developed regions in central and western China.The allocation is designated to finance school building renovation and expansion,buy teaching resources and library books, and build sports     

ICBC's First-Quarter Figures

Net profit was 35.3 billion yuan ($5.19 billion), or 0.11 yuan ($0,016) per share, up 6.03 percent, and 10 percent year on year, respectively. Customer deposits reached 9.1 trillion yuan (($1.3 trillion) at the end of March, an increase of 900 billion yuan ($132 billion) from the end of 2008.     

2010 Facts and Figures

正A total of 5,098 officials at the county head level or above were punished and 804 officials were referred for prosecution.     

Tomb Figures Full of Life

IN the early 20th century when a railway was being built in Luoyang, Henan Province, large quantities of pottery shards were excavated from a number of ancient tombs that had been exposed during the construction work. The fragments were glazed in three colors – yellow, green and white. A few years later, utensils glazed in the same three colors and unmistakably identical style were unearthed in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province.