Numbers of the Week

45.17 billion

China suffered economic losses of 45.17 billion yuan ($6.6 billion) in May due to natural disasters including floods, snowstorms and earthquakes, said the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

10%

The China Investment Corp. (CIC), the country's sovereign wealth fund, recorded a 10-percent loss in market value in May, due to market slump in the United States and Europe, said Wang Jianxi, Deputy General Manager of the CIC.