1. VMware's revenue rose to $1.67 billion in the third quarter ended Sept.30, from $1.52 billion a year earlier.

2. Sales in China are expected to show growth of 30% on year for the first half of fiscal year ended Sept. 30 and grow by 20% for the full year ending March 2009, he said.  他说，预计截至9月30日的上半财政年度，资生堂在中国的销售较上年同期的增幅将达到30%，截至明年3月的整个财政年度的增幅可达20%。

3. In the week ending Sept. 16, total bank credit came to $9.12 trillion.  到了9月16日结束的那一周，整体银行信贷降到了9.12兆。