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China's NPC reduces economic growth target

China's National People's Congress has set a 6% economic growth target for the year ahead.

China's National People's Congress has set a 6% economic growth target for the year ahead. Premier Li Keqiang also warned other countries not to interfere in the affairs of Hong Kong. We find out more from Dr Yu Jie, senior research fellow on China at the foreign affairs research institute Chatham House. Also in the programme, we gauge market reaction with Shanti Kelemen of Brown Shipley to news that the US economy added 380,000 jobs in February, well ahead of economists' expectations. Throughout the week we've been examining the impact of the pandemic on workers' mental health, but today the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's Szu Ping Chan reports on what makes for a happy and satisfying career. Plus, the US band Kings of Leon is releasing its latest album today, but it has also chosen to issue it as a tradeable digital token, which is being described as a bit like the digital currency Bitcoin. Alex Hern is technology editor of The Guardian, and dicusses whether this marks a genuine breakthrough in how artists can earn money, or just a triumph of marketing to get people talking about the new release.

(Picture: China's National People's Congress. Picture credit: Getty Images.)

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