Capital's Party chief says next 5 years crucial in city's urban development

Upgraded transportation app to be launched

THE STATE COUNCIL, China's Cabinet, recently issued guidelines on care services for the elderly. Based on the needs of senior citizens, the document sets out principles for the eldercare industry, as well as the welfare the elderly should enjoy, ranging from basic services, public facilities, to health and cultural services.

Catering to an ever increasing health demands of the well-off residents in the capital of Beijing, the Beijing Eden Hospital has launched a high-end family high-end doctor program highlighting the idea of disease prevention and health preservation.

BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- China's social security fund had a stable investment performance last year despite downward economic pressure, the fund's operator said Tuesday.

Community support system gives families looking after elderly or infirm relatives a chance to take a break.

Several ministers took questions from reporters along the famous "ministers' passage" before the fifth session of the 12th National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, held its second plenary meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing at 3 pm on Wednesday.

Senior citizens in Northeast China's Liaoning province now have access to better care as an innovative nursing home officially settled in Liaoning province's capital city, Shenyang on May 7.

A look at some of the initiatives taken by the city's authorities as part of efforts to provide quality care for residents in their twilight years

Service-oriented robots are soon expected to accompany elderly residents in Chongqing. Chongqing Youban Home Technology Co Ltd from the Liangjiang New Area has created a tiny robot, named Grapefruit, to provide elder care services.

BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ma Kai on Tuesday urged the social security fund to improve asset safety and contain financial risks.

THE CHINA FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION recently issued a draft regulation, which stipulates that health food products cannot be named after their claimed health benefits and the advertising for such products should make clear they are dietary supplements. Beijing

JINAN, May 8 (Xinhua) -- It's never too late to learn. And for China's 230 million elderly, many are too busy studying, picking up hobbies and making new friends to feel old.

BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- China will raise the basic pension in 2017, the 13th straight year it had done so, but at a slower pace amid pressure from the economic slowdown and the aging population.

We will introduce and implement the plan for developing elderly services and building the elderly care system during the 13th Five-Year Plan period. We will improve the system for elderly services， and implement the plan to train elderly-care workers. We will introduce and carry out the national population development plan， and work to ensure the implementation of the policy of allowing couples to have two children. We will， more effectively， safeguard the rights and interests of women， minors， people with disabilities， and other social groups.