? A man walks outside the China Construction Bank headquarters building in Beijing August 11, 2011.[Photo/Agencies]

BEIJING-- China Construction Bank, the country's second largest state-owned bank, said that its first-half net profit surged 31 percent to reach 92.9 billion yuan ($14.3 billion).

Business revenue during the period amounted to $196 billion, up 28 percent, according to a report of the bank filed with the Shanghai Stock Exchange late Sunday.

Total assets of the bank stood at $11.75 trillion as of the end of June, an increase of more than 8 percent compared to the end of last year.

Bank deposits totaled $9.89 trillion as of June 30, up 9 percent compared to the end of 2010.