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The numbers making the news on Wednesday Feb 15, 2012.
 

Xinhua
38 percent
The percentage drop of exports in Hong Kong since Dec 2011 according to the city’s statistics department. 
Xinhua


435 animations
In 2011, China has produced 435 animated TV programs, up 18 percent since the previous year. The country ranked number one in 2010 for making the most animated material in the world. 
Xinhua

10 billion yuan ($1.6b)
Chinese immigrant investors take over 10 billion yuan overseas into the United States, Canada, and Australia. Among these immigrants, 935 Chinese citizens acquired their US citizenship in 2011, bringing in more than $460 million to the United States. 
China Daily

70,000
...drug related cases have been convicted, with one-fourth receiving “severe” punishments-death or at least five years of prison. Officials are looking to decrease the number of drug related cases. 
China Daily

90 percent
An astonishing percentage of pregnant women in China who are exposed to secondhand smoke have been found to have nicotine tainted amniotic fluid. This study was conducted by the Shanghai Center for Disease Control which concluded the dangers of secondhand smoke even to unborn children. 
Shanghai Daily 

22
According to the Economist Intelligence Unit, Hong Kong ranks 22 in a list of the top cities with the highest costs of living. 
China News

10,000
After the Wuhou district of Chengdu police bureau posted photographs of their single officers on their Sina Weibo account, more than 10,000 women have written in response to the post. 
Xinhua

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