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Meet the parents who get life coaches for their four year-olds

[2017-12-30 07:42]

Back in May, Bernadette Dancy decided it was time to find a life and confidence coach.

Women moan more than men, but it means deep down we are happier

[2017-12-30 07:42]

Having removed most immediate existential threats from our lives, from conscription to cholera, the British - like many in the West - have become preoccupied with the nebulous concept of "happiness". The result of focussing on the self-absorbing pursuit of personal happiness? Curiously, but not entirely surprisingly: misery. And so, in time for the high festive season, a new report by the NHS says that Britons have never been more miserable.

Curbing local debt top priority for 2018

[2017-12-29 07:36]

China remains determined to curb local governments' debt risks in 2018, as the authorities continue the crackdown on illegal fundraising activities, Finance Minister Xiao Jie said on Wednesday.

Foreign trade set to exceed $4t

[2017-12-29 07:36]

China's foreign trade volume is expected to exceed $4 trillion in 2017 if there are no special circumstances based on figures accumulated in the first 11 months, the Ministry of Commerce predicted on Thursday.

Rules set for bar code, QR code payment

[2017-12-29 07:36]

Bar code and quick response code payment, which has already become indispensable in most Chinese people's daily lives, will finally enter an officially regulated new era after six years of trial operations.

Cleaner, greener Yangtze on the agenda

[2017-12-29 07:36]

China will close all petrochemical enterprises and sewage outlets in environmentally sensitive areas along the Yangtze River by the end of June next year, the National Development and Reform Commission said on Thursday.

JingChi eyes mass production of driverless cars

[2017-12-29 07:36]

JingChi Corp has set the goal of mass producing a fleet of up to 1,000 self-driving vehicles in 2018 - one of the most ambitious production targets in China for such vehicles.

Kweichow Moutai to raise prices by 18% from next year

[2017-12-29 07:36]

Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd, China's signature high-end spirit maker, announced on Thursday that it would raise the prices of its products by an average of 18 percent next year.

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[2017-12-29 07:36]

CBRC revises rules for overseas banks

Convertible bond prices head south on higher supplies, stock market fluctuations

[2017-12-29 07:36]

Stock market fluctuations and increased supplies were responsible for the recent drops in convertible bond prices, analysts said.

Industrial firms' profit increase weak in Nov

[2017-12-28 07:55]

Profits of China's industrial enterprises grew at their slowest pace in seven months in November, but analysts said the profit growth of those firms will not fall sharply in the coming months.

LG to invest $4.7b in new OLED plant

[2017-12-28 07:55]

LG Display Co, one of the world's biggest manufacturers of display panels used in smartphones and televisions, will invest 5 trillion won ($4.7 billion) to build an OLED, or organic light-emitting diode, panel production plant in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province.

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