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China's so desperate to get people to marry and have babies, one county is offering $137 as a 'reward' if the bride is 25 years old or under - Business Insider

Recently, a county in eastern China started offering couples 1,000 Chinese yuan, or $137, in cash if the bride is 25 years old or younger, according to a post on its official WeChat account last Thursday. The minimum legal age for marriage is 22 for men and 20 for women.

Changshan county in Zhejiang province said the reward is to promote "age-appropriate marriage and childbearing" for those who are marrying for the first time, per Insider's translation of the notice.

And one of the parties must have their household registration, or hukou, in the Changshan county, to qualify for the reward.

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What Makes Some People More Productive Than Others - Harvard Business Review

Last year HBR.org published a survey to help professionals assess their own personal productivity – defined as the habits closely associated with accomplishing more each day. Nearly 20,000 people from six continents completed it, and the results provide some useful insights into important productivity habits and challenges facing professionals. Three general patterns stood out: First, working longer hours does not necessarily mean higher personal productivity. Working smarter is the key to accomplishing more of your top priorities each day. Second, age and seniority were highly correlated with personal productivity — older and more senior professionals recorded higher scores than younger and more junior colleagues. Third, the overall productivity scores of male and female professionals were almost the same, but there were gender differences on particular habits that promote personal productivity.

We’ve learned a lot about personal productivity and what makes some people more productive than others. Last year we published a survey to help professionals assess their own personal productivity — defined as the habits closely associated with accomplishing more each day. The survey focused on seven habits: developing daily routines, planning your schedule, coping with messages, getting a lot done, running effective meetings, honing communication skills, and delegating tasks to others.

After cleaning up the data, we obtained a complete set of answers from 19,957 respondents across six continents. Roughly half were residents of North America; another 21% were residents of Europe and 19% were residents of Asia. The remaining 10% was comprised of residents (in descending order) from Australia, South America, and Africa.

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Japan hints at complaint to WTO over China's seafood import ban - The Japan Times

Japanese ministers indicated Tuesday that the government might file a complaint to the World Trade Organization over China's decision to ban all imports of Japanese seafood after treated radioactive water began being released into the sea from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

Economic security minister Sanae Takaichi said during a news conference, "We are entering a stage where we should consider countermeasures" against the import restrictions imposed by China, including filing a complaint to the global trade body, if "lodging a protest through a diplomatic channel is not effective."

Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi also said at a separate news conference that Japan will take "necessary steps under frameworks such as the WTO" and underscored the importance of "close communication" between the two countries, in order to maintain a "constructive" relationship.

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