Life in Russia - or the former Soviet Union, to be precise - represented Li Shuhua's entire childhood. And the 79-year-old vividly remembers the day when news broke on June 22, 1941, that Nazi Germany had attacked the Soviets.
China will explore the use of the Internet, cloud computing and big data to transform care for the aged and further boost the use of e-commerce among seniors, according to Zou Ming, vice-minister of civil affairs.
Building better facilities for the elderly and applying high standards of care will be critical as China deals with an increasingly old population, according to an official of the International Federation on Ageing.
People should switch off their smartphones for an hour every day to prevent the use of mobile apps from eroding family ties and restricting direct communication between people, say researchers.
Many college students who are about to graduate are still struggling to find work, but almost all the 58 students majoring in midwifery at Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, have already landed well-paid jobs at respected hospitals.
Chinese stocks slumped by more than 4 percent on Tuesday, the biggest daily drop in three months, amid speculation that the top securities regulator may take measures to control market bubbles.
Investors are buying shares associated with soccer as the country's leadership unveils plans to revitalize the game and reform the way it is run.
Why do some police officers seem to think the authority granted them by society to enforce the law constitutes a license to beat up detainees, falsify evidence, take bribes, commit sexual assault or even kill with impunity?
Item from May 6, 1988, in China Daily: Yesterday was a day to remember, the day which saw a number of world firsts. A dozen climbers, five from Japan, four from China and three from Nepal, reached the summit of the 8,848-meter high Qomolangma, also known as Mount Everest in the West, to break the former record of sending nine people up to the "roof of the world" in a single day ...
Young people in more than 20,000 villages in Shandong province have headed for the city, leaving behind children and the elderly.
What our reporters and editors will be following today. See breaking news on chinadaily.com.cn
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