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Why we shouldn't be encouraging teenage boys to go to the gym

[2016-01-02 07:47]

The other day I was using the big scary squatting machine in my local gym, to lift "two Mae's worth" with my thigh muscles. (I always calculate weight using my parents' french sheep dog as a unit, rather than traditional kgs, because I'm quirky like that).

Cows milked at night 'produce milk that makes you sleepy'

[2016-01-02 07:47]

A milky drink has long been recommended for those struggling with sleeplessness - but a new study has discovered how to increase milk's effectiveness as a sleep aid.

Join a choir to stave off dementia, says health watchdog Nice

[2016-01-02 07:47]

Pensioners should join choirs and read to young children to avoid loneliness and dementia, health watchdogs have said.

Now, the country is nuts about, well, nuts

[2016-01-01 07:28]

Sales of pistachios, macadamias, hazelnuts and other varieties in 2015 may exceed 112b yuan of 2014

Chinese metrosexuals spawn a $1b cosmetics market

[2016-01-01 07:28]

At the luxury Truefitt & Hill gentlemen barbershop and grooming salon located in the Yintai Centre in Beijing's financial district of Guomao, a Chinese barber with a pencil-style moustache patiently waits for local businessmen to finish work and sit in his chair.

Firms join hands for Hualong One

[2015-12-31 07:55]

Nuclear technology exports from China are poised for a giant leap with two industry majors deciding to form a joint venture to promote the Hualong One, the indigenously developed nuclear technology, in domestic and overseas markets.

Big carriers dominate first airport slot auction

[2015-12-31 07:55]

Seven carriers bagged the rights to nine airport slots at the Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport for three years on Wednesday in China's first airport slot auction.

Avon dismisses talk of exit after sales dip

[2015-12-31 07:55]

Avon Products Inc, the world's largest direct seller of cosmetics, on Wednesday dismissed rumors that it is exiting China after a prolonged slump in sales.

Forbes China magazine becomes latest print product to shut shop

[2015-12-31 07:55]

The year 2015 is ending with another print media marking its final edition, as digital media takes the communication industry by storm.

Try to keep your head, when all around are losing theirs

[2015-12-31 07:55]

A decade ago, when I made an average of 50,000 yuan ($7,700) a year as a journalist, my attitude toward stock market investment was one of indifference. Even if I doubled that figure through buying and selling stocks, I would still be a poor man. Why bother?

No new coal mines to be approved for three years to cut stockpiles

[2015-12-31 07:55]

China is suspending the approval of any new coal mines for three years to eliminate stockpiles and increase new-energy consumption, according to a report in Economic Information Daily on Wednesday.

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[2015-12-31 07:55]

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