Numbers of the Week

8.51 million

New employment positions filled in China's urban areas hit 8.51 million in the first nine months of 2009, around 94 percent of the government target of 9 million set for the whole year.

154.55%

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd., the country's largest life insurer, posted a net profit of 5.95 billion yuan ($871.74 million) in the third quarter of this year, up 154.55 percent year on year.