Traditionally, elderly Chinese prefer to age in place, or live in their own home and community, cared for by children or other relatives.
Chen Pingling, 81, an ex-career diplomat with appointments including political counselor to Moscow, is an example of the kind of elite senior population that the Yanda retirement community hopes to attract and retain as residents. Chen spent his early retirement years in his own home. After his wife died, he moved to one of the best public nursing homes in Beijing. For the past five years, he has lived in a private retirement community in a 66-square-meter, one-bedroom apartment on the edge of Beijing. He has no plans to move again.
China's largest missile-maker is promoting what it calls "the world's best anti-ship missile" for sales in the international market.
There are vintage jeans. And then there are the 123-year-old jeans up for sale in Maine.
China's time-honored brands have been selling more than just products. Some of them are, however, unable to keep pace with modern manufacturing or marketing.
The out-of-this-world birthday of Shenzhou XI commander Jing Haipeng aboard the Tiangong II space lab recently was indeed a cause for celebration. Children in China and around the world sent video greetings to "Uncle Haipeng".
Item from Nov 7, 1993, in China Daily: The rich selection in urban vegetable markets means people are abandoning the decades-long tradition of storing tons of cabbages in their corridors and balconies during the long, chilly winter.
China and 16 countries in Central and Eastern Europe have set up a financial holding company to fund projects that promote Chinese-made equipment and products.
China is willing to continue to build the Hungary-Serbia Railway, to run 350 kilometers between Budapest and Belgrade.
The severe smog that clouded large areas of the north and caused travel chaos over the weekend was forecast to disperse from Monday as a cold front moves in.
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