HEALTH

How Can China Solve Its Elder-Care Problem?

As millions of Chinese enter old age, their adult children are now grappling with the financial and emotional burden of being their parents’ only caregivers. Even as government and business efforts are rolled out to ease the pressure, stigma around retirement homes and traditional expectations of filial duty continue to shape how people spend their later years.

Viral Two Sessions Proposals of 2025

From AI regulations to the country’s new “weight loss plan,” here are some of the most discussed and controversial proposals from the annual week-long legislative sessions

SOCIETY

Scavenging for Door Plates: The Forgotten Stories of Urban Villagers

How one married couple made a museum out of scavenged belongings, honoring the stories of China’s migrant workers

SOCIETY

The Future of China’s Elderly Care is Young

Can young professionals change geriatric care in China, or will it change them first?

SOCIETY

No Respite in Retirement for China's Migrating Elderly

As elders become their grandchildren’s primary caretakers, they face moving to the city in their old age