Some China-related numbers that you may have missed:
$1.6 million – The value of illegal property owned by disgraced Shanghai real estate baron, Kang Huijun.
26% – The percentage of China Unicom’s 3G network to be constructed by Ericsson. Ericsson is now reconsidering planned China job cuts.
$410k – Proposed ceiling for annual salaries of top executives in China’s financial sector, according to a draft rule from the Ministry of Finance. The draft rule recommends CEOs receive US$7,300 (yes, US$7,300) to US$102,000 in basic pre-tax salary. They may also receive performance-linked pay of no more than three times the basic salary.
38 minutes – time to travel from Shanghai to Hangzhou on the new 159-kilometer high-speed rail line, which is expected to be completed in 2011.
