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Spring Festival Stats


During the week-long Spring Festival holiday from Jan 22 to Jan 28, there were:

 
547 deaths in road accidents
The Ministry of Public Security, which released the figure, said this represents a 34% fall from last year.
People’s Daily

 
5.43 million air passengers
…passing through China’s airports, 7.2% more than last year, the Civil Aviation Administration of China said.
Shanghai Daily

 
31.3 million rail trips
China Radio International

 
342 million travelling on the highways
Gov.cn

 
102.9 billion yuan
…spent on bankcard transactions processed by UnionPay
Shanghai Daily

 

 
Also in the news:

 
10.37 trillion yuan
China's fiscal revenue in 2011, up 25% from 2010.
21st Century Business Hearld


More than 20 Chinese nationals
…have gone missing after an attack by rebels against a camp belonging to a Chinese company operating at Sudan's South Kordofan area, the Chinese Embassy in Khartoum confirmed Sunday.
China Radio International

 
50,000 laborers
…sent by Shandong province to work abroad in 2011
China Radio International

 

 

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