FANS FOR MILES AND MILES: Wind turbines of the Qiyueshan wind power plant operate during a test run. The plant, located in Lichuan of central China's Hubei Province, will come into full operation soon as one of China's biggest wind power farms (SHEN XIANGHUI)

Numbers of the Week

262.5 billion yen

China bought a net 262.5 billion yen ($3.1 billion) of Japanese Government bonds in October, the first time in three months the nation increased its holdings of the yen-denominated assets, said the Ministry of Finance of Japan.

26.14 million tons

China's output of 10 nonferrous metals, including aluminum and copper, rose 23.9 percent year on year to 26.14 million tons in the first 10 months, said the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.