The official website of the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) on Tuesday published a circular to encourage foreign investment in China's elderly care services.
Liang Kangmao, 74, a villager from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, was sad and lonely on Thursday, which marks China's day for the elderly.
Beds in China's nursing centers for the elderly have reached 4.94 million, according to Li Liguo, chief of the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA) on Monday.
China will pilot a much-debated house-for-pension eldercare program in four cities next month as the country seeks an alternative to cope with rising pressures from an aging population, according to the China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC).
More land has to be made available for the building of elderly service facilities in China, according to a regulation unveiled on Monday.
The Hong Kong government will spend about 3 billion HKD in the coming financial year to tackle poverty, according to the city's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, including launching the long overdue low income family allowance and increasing the amount of old age allowance.
Employment in South Korea rose the most in 14 months as job creation among the elderly was boosted by the government's efforts, a government report showed on Wednesday.
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