Beijing, China's industrial output sustained stable growth in August with booming new growth drivers and strong exports. The country's value-added industrial output, an important economic indicator, expanded 4.5 percent year on year in August, official data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Saturday, Xinhua News Agency reported. On a monthly basis, the industrial output edged up 0.32 percent in August from the previous month. The industrial output measures the activity of enterprises each with an annual main business turnover of at least 20 million yuan (about 2.82 million U.S. dollars). Source: Bahrain News Agency
School Health Survey Reveals High Obesity Rates Among Private School Students
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Amman: Nearly one-third of school students aged 13 to 17 are overweight or obese, with the rate rising to 42.5 percent among private-school students, according to a national school health survey that has prompted new measures on food and physical acti…