Numbers of the Week

326billion

China's centrally administered state-owned enterprises raked in combined profits of 326 billion yuan ($48 billion) in the first four months of this year, up 81.7 percent from one year ago, said the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council.

1.06million

Taobao.com, China's largest online retail marketplace, has provided 1.06 million jobs for online business owners as of April 30, 2010, said the e-commerce website.