JEWELRY FEVER: Consumers look at jewelry at the 2011 China International Jewelry Fair held on November 23-27 in Beijing. More than 1,200 companies from 22 countries and regions brought their latest products to the show (LUO WEI)

21.77 billion yuan

China's fixed-asset investments in the telecom sector totaled 21.77 billion yuan ($3.43 billion) in October, down 42.89 percent from the previous month, said the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

20.33 billion yuan

China's lottery sales totaled 20.33 billion yuan ($3.2 billion) in October, growing 35.6 percent year on year. The figure brought the amount in the first 10 months to 178.1 billion yuan ($28.05 billion), up 33.9 percent, said the Ministry of Finance.