Too much TV and not having enough physical exercise as a young adult were associated with worse cognitive function 25 years later in midlife, showed a study published online Wednesday by U.S. journal JAMA Psychiatry. Researchers at the ...
Tags: TV, Cognitive Function
Japan's largest defense contractor has developed the 30th H-2A rocket, which will carry a satellite designed to study black holes, local media reported Wednesday. The 53-meter-long rocket was assembled at the Tobishima Plant of the ...
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The World Robot Conference 2015 is set to close in Beijing on this Wednesday. During the three-day expo, China has been encouraging overseas robotics companies to share technologies with China-based vendors. Meantime, China is ...
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Chinese tech companies are making good on President Xi Jinping's promise that China will provide investment and technical support to expand Internet access in developing countries. They are busy advertising international projects and ...
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China is going to be the third-largest contributor to UN regular budget 2016-2018, with its assessed contribution accounting for 7.9 percent, said a senior Chinese diplomat Wednesday. The Chinese contribution to the total UN membership ...
Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has produced more than 30 billion cubic meters of natural gas this year, ranking second in the country following Shaanxi Province. According to the latest statistics from the region's ...
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China has realized universal power access when the last remote group of 39,800 people became able to light their homes with electricity. The light came on Wednesday in Gomang and Changjiang villages in the northwestern Qinghai province, ...
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One of China's biggest securities firms, Guotai Junan Securities Co. has announced the decision on Wednesday to return its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Yim Feng to active duty. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the company said ...
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China will continue to actively destock its massive property inventory over concerns that the ailing housing market could derail the economy. Along with cutting overcapacity and tackling debt, destocking will be a major task in 2016, ...
Chinese lawmakers on Wednesday called on market regulators to step up supervision and stipulate heavier penalties for violators once a stock listing reform takes effect. Legislators are set to approve a State Council proposal on the ...
Tags: IPO Reform, Supervision
China will deepen structural reform of rural industries and upgrade the integrative development of agricultural, industrial and service sectors in rural regions. The measures are key to promoting the modernization and urbanization of ...
China's stocks closed lower on Wednesday despite financial heavyweights performing strongly. Shanghai lost 0.43 percent to end at 3,636.09 points. The smaller Shenzhen index dipped 1.0 percent, or 131.26 points, to close at 13,007.87 ...
Tags: Shares, Financial Bluechips
China is to extend the trading hours of the interbank forex market by seven hours and allow more foreign entities into the market, according to a Wednesday statement by the People's Bank of China (PBOC). From Jan. 4, the closing time for ...
Tags: Extends Trading, Forex Market
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Wednesday stressed that the kingdom has not been affected by the current drop in oil prices due to years of money reserve, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. During the past years, money kept ...
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The State Council announced Wednesday that it supported the development of direct financing to reduce production costs for enterprises. Through direct financing, enterprises can get funds from the capital market by issuing shares or ...
Tags: Direct Financing