英闻天下——565 China to Improve Wellbeing for the Elderly

A report on the elderly here in China is suggesting the government should do more to help improve the wellbeing of the country's rapidly growing aging population. The China Research Center on Aging has stressed the need to increase government spendin

2017年CRI Elderly care highlighted at the NPC session

Deputy Jia Weiping from east China's Shanghai [Photo: China Plus] China is ageing. The number of elderly people will reach 255 million, or 17.8 percent of the country's total population by 2020. How best to provide better care for seniors has been on

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Language Points 1.Your coffee comes exactly as you like it, with the precisely right ratio of cream to sugar 2.You make all the stop lights when youre in a hurry 3.You come back from the bathroom at a restaurant and your delicious meal is already at

数学英语 26 What is the Golden Ratio

图片 by Jason Marshall Some math is functional. Some math is fun. And some math is simply stunning. If that last description sounds improbable to you, then today just might change your mind. Because now that weve covered enough ground, were going t

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图片1 图片2 by Jason Marshall Despite many peoples assumption to the contrary, math is undeniably artistic. It takes a tremendous amount of creative muscle and artistry to devise mathematical solutions. And, as made evident by their frequent batt

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After nearly twenty years of homeownership, Ive spent the past ten months renting an apartment. I like it. And I dont. There are pros and cons to renting a place, just as there are pros and cons to owning a home. For me, one of the biggest cons is th

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Revised Elderly People's Welfare Law Goes into Effect

A revised version of the elderly people's welfare law is now in effect in China. As CRI's Su Yi reports, it forces the families of elderly people to regularly visit and care for them. The revised Law for the Protection of the Rights and Interests of

2018年CRI Robots trained to better service children and the elderly in China

As one of the biggest industrial robot markets in the world, China is developing its smart technologies to provide better educational and care services for children and the elderly. Children in a kindergarten on the outskirts of Beijing are solving p

One-in-four Japan women 'elderly'

One-quarter of Japanese women are aged 65 or over, official figures indicate（指示）, highlighting fears of a looming demographic crisis in the country. According to government estimates（估计）, more than 16 million Japanese women have reached 65, t

China cuts its reserve ratio again

BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhuanet) - China's central bank announced on Saturday it would lower the reserve requirement for commercial lenders by 50 basis points, the second time it has taken such action this year to inject more market liquidity and shore up

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The People's Bank of China says the economy is still facing downward pressure. Meanwhile, the global financial market has shown major fluctuations recently. Therefore, the central bank has concluded that it's necessary to apply flexible monetary poli

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Elderly Drivers

Two elderly women were out driving in a large car, - both could barely see overthe dashboard (仪表盘）. As they were cruising along they came to an intersection. The stoplight was red but they just went on through. The woman in the passenger seat

英闻天下——331 China's Unbalanced Sex Ratio and its Ripple Effect

China's sex ratio is quite worrying nowadays. According to census data, China's sex ratio at birth was 108 males to every 100 females in the early 1980s, only slightly above the natural rate of 103 to 107. In 2000 the ratio was 116.9 males to 100 fem

英闻天下——346 China to Improve Wellbeing for the Elderly

A report on the elderly here in China is suggesting the government should do more to help improve the wellbeing of the country's rapidly growing aging population. The China Research Center on Aging has stressed the need to increase government spendin

China amends law to boost care for elderly

BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature on Friday adopted a bill to amend the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly in order to improve care for people ages 60 and up. The bill to amend the 16-year-old law was

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African solutions key to end "AIDS dependency crisis"

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibe called on African governments to take a greater share of AIDS investments here on Saturday, on the sidelines of the 18th ordinary summit of the African Union (AU) . Sidibe said

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CHICAGO, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- In a campaign event outside Chicago, U.S. Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama of making people more dependent on government, and criticized recent comments Obama has made