TONS TO TRADE: The 2010 China (Ningxia) International Investment and Trade Fair opens on September 26 in Yinchuan, capital of NingxiaHui Autonomous Region. More than 254 foreign companies from 66 countries and regions brought their products (PENG ZHAOZHI)

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828.6billion

China's software industry posted revenues of 828.6 billion yuan ($123.7 billion) in the first eight months of 2010, soaring 29.8 percent from one year earlier, said the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

1.01trillion

The country's insurance industry collected 1.01 trillion yuan ($151 billion) in insurance premiums in the first eight months of 2010, up 33 percent year on year, said the China Insurance Regulatory Commission.