In search of small silences

A personal essay on parenting, introversion and the small, necessary moments of quiet that make family life sustainable.

China girl, 12, uses lai see money to buy shop, paying mum US$440 salary to run it for her

A 12-year-old girl from central China showed her business acumen by using her savings to buy a stationery shop and hiring her mother for 3,000 yuan (US$440) a month. Li Yue, who lived in Jiangxi ...