As China's population gets older, solutions are needed to provide care for the elderly. Once the director of the Martial Arts Association in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, and a Beijing Olympic torchbearer, 66-year-old Miu Longsheng arrives in a wheelchair with the help of his 63-year-old wife, Zhao Linli. Having recently suffered a stroke, he no longer has the ability to walk or speak. Wearing a black and white racing suit and posing in front of a racing car with his wife in a matching outfit, the years seem to fall away, and when the crew compliments them, Miu lifts his head back and laughs with joy.

Sales of goods, services for funerals, 'post-life' rituals try virtual A nation of many aging people spawns business opportunities for not only firms offering elder care services, but startups that focus on what follows next－death. And, you may want to add, what follows death－customs like those observed on the Tomb Sweeping Day.

As China's population grows older on average, business is stepping in to serve new demand for health, lifestyle services.

A new service is being promoted in Shanghai's Pudong New Area that offers people with walking difficulties free use of electric stair-climbing wheelchairs.

SHANGHAI -- A China-made wearable robot that can assist disabled people with walking is expected to enter the market in one to two years, the developer has said.

A pair of disabled entrepreneurs in Southwest China's Guizhou province are offering hope and employment to others who share their predicament. Ma Zhiguo, 52, lost four fingers on his right hand at age 19 while operating a machine that made coal briquettes.

The Urumqi High-tech Industrial Development Zone launched a series of activities to mark the International Day for Persons with Disabilities on Dec 3.

Development plan aims to improve pension and healthcare systems China's targets for elderly care services in the nation's top development plan show how determined the government is to tackle the challenges of an aging population, according to officials.

When I lined up to board the Princess Cruise with my parents in October, I was surprised to find so many senior citizens around us. Most of the travelers, as far as I could see, were in their 60s or 70s.

BEIJING -- China will step up efforts to prevent the occurrence of disabilities and improve rehabilitation services for the country's 85 million disabled people, according to a regulation issued by the State Council.

A joint venture of French nursing home operator Colisee Group plans to open its first Chinese complex in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in January next year as a starting point for its ambition to tap the rapidly growing demand for elderly care services in the country.

Hong Kong continues to struggle with solutions to the aging crisis. But many experts say evenwith those efforts, elderly people are certain to suffer. Andrea Deng reports.