453.25 million

China's railways transported around 453.25 million passengers during the first quarter of the year, up 0.7 percent from a year earlier, according to data from the Ministry of Railways.

7 million

China UnionPay, the country's sole bank card transaction firm, said it has established payment networks at more than 7 million overseas merchants.

12,429

Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. said its overseas shipments rose slightly by 5.2 percent year on year to 12,429 units last month.

14.87 billion yuan

Poly Real Estate Group, China's second largest property developer by market value, said its home sales rose 6.07 percent year on year to reach 14.87 billion yuan ($2.36 billion) in the first quarter of 2012.