Chinese construction group signs $105m deal for British project
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30/11/2016
Chinese construction giant Beijing Construction Engineering Group (BCEG) has signed a deal with a British real estate firm to develop Britain’s largest residential project, the companies announced Tuesday.BCEG signed the contract worth 85 million pounds ($105 million) with British Scarborough Group. The Chinese company will carry out first-stage construction on Middlewood Locks, Britain’s largest multi-functional residential project.
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Greek Extra virgin olive oil linked to lower blood sugar and cholesterol
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27/11/2016
Compared to other kinds of fat, extra virgin olive oil may have healthier effects on levels of blood sugar and bad cholesterol after meals, according to an Italian study. That may explain why a traditional Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil is linked to lower risk of cardiovascular disease, researchers say.
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6 Healthy Ways to Manage Weight for Sports
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27/11/2016
Sometimes an athlete needs to trim a few pounds to get ready for competition, especially for sports such as rowing and wrestling which have weight classes. Cutting weight — or dramatic weight loss in a short period of time — is not a healthy way to reach this goal, and isn’t recommended for young athletes.
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Is this safe to eat in China? That’s the question
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26/11/2016
While a single television documentary, A Bite of China, lifted hearts warmed by thoughts of mother’s cooking, several issues brought the Chinese diners back to earth in a year pockmarked by various food safety scares.In March, there were reports of pesticide residue in tea leaves, while in April, there were again concerns about milk and worries about cooking oil recycled from the gutters.
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People who eat more yogurt have smaller waists
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26/11/2016
A review of previous studies suggests that people who eat yogurt have lower body weight, less body fat and smaller waists – but it’s not clear if the yogurt is the reason.The researchers reviewed 22 studies. Thirteen of the studies observed people at one point in time and compared their yogurt intakes, finding that those who ate more yogurt had lower body weight or healthier body composition.
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More evidence ties sugary caffeinated drinks to poor sleep
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26/11/2016
Adults who sleep no more than five hours a night are more likely to be heavy soda drinkers than people who get more rest, a U.S. study suggests.Soda is the main source of added sugar in the American diet, researchers note in the journal Sleep Health.Soda and lack of sleep are both independently associated with obesity, and sugar-sweetened beverages are also linked to rising rates of heart disease and diabetes, the authors write.
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Life lessons from the luxury world
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22/11/2016
When one of your first jobs involves filing insurance paperwork for pocket change at your dad’s office, it’s easy to see how you would yearn later on for something more glamorous.Marla Malcolm Beck went for ultra-luxe.But the early lessons on dollars and cents were valuable, and with the aid of an MBA from Harvard Business School, Beck turned luxury into big business when she founded the high-end beauty retailer Bluemercury in 1998 with her husband Barry.
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Proper Chinese weddings with an edge
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17/11/2016
What is the proper etiquette at a Chinese wedding? It turns out there may not be a consensus. What’s considered acceptable by some will be seen as outrageous by others. Part of the reason could be cultural.On March 30, Bao Bei’er and Bao Wenjing tied the knot on Bali island. They are movie starlets and, as such, invited a phalanx of showbiz friends for the wedding.
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Author: 7b7bc2512ee1fedcd76bdc68926d4f7b
17/11/2016
French director Luc Besson’s latest film The Warriors Gate will open in China on Nov 18.The Sino-French production, which has Taiwan actor Mark Chao along with mainland actress Ni Ni and Hong Kong actor Francis Ng, has been written and produced by Besson.At a promotional event in Beijing on Tuesday, the film’s director Matthias Hoene said he was a fan of top Chinese filmmakers Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou.
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China’s high-earning consumers to surge by 2030
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06/11/2016
China’s pool of high-earning consumers is set to surge in the next 15 years, their household spending growing to be greater than the Europe Union’s current level, a report showed.The number of people earning more than $10,000 per year is expected to grow to around 480 million by 2030, from around 132 million today, according to research by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a think tank with the Economist.
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