An undated photo shows an elderly woman dining at a nursing home in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. [Photo by Sun Yidou/For China Daily] BEIJING -- A recent report predicted that the Chinese people will face an increasing burden from chronic noncommunicable diseases as the country's population is aging rapidly. By 2030, the burden of chronic noncommunicable diseases will rise by at least 40 percent in China compared to 2012, said the report issued by Peking Union Medical College and the Chinese Aging Well Association. Chronic noncommunicable diseases caused nearly 80 percent of the deaths of old Chinese people in 2012. The report also cited a World Health Organization report that major health problems the Chinese people aged 60 or above faced in 2012 included cerebral strokes, malignant tumors, ischaemic heart disease, diseases of the respiratory system and diabetes. The report said by 2026, China will be an aged society with more than 14 percent of the total population aged 65 and above. wristbands canadacustom silicone bracelets canadarubber bracelets canadasilicone bracelets canadasilicone wristbands canadacustom wristbands canadacanadian wristbandswristbands canada
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge. [Photo/VCG] In the Government Work Report Premier Li Keqiang delivered at the NPC session on Tuesday, the central government expressed firm support of the Hong Kong and Macao SARs in seizing the major opportunities by the Belt and Road Initiative and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area development strategy. The central government has every confidence that Hong Kong and Macao will develop and thrive together with the mainland and maintain long-term prosperity and stability, and encourages Hong Kong and Macao to give better play to their strengths, and deepen mutually beneficial cooperation with the Chinese mainland in all fields, according to the report. The National Development and Reform Commission, setting out the major tasks for economic and social development in 2019, said it will give more support to Hong Kong and Macao in integrating themselves into the overall development of the country, and accelerate the planning and development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. Concrete policies and measures will be rolled out to make it easier for Hong Kong and Macao residents to apply for mainland residence permits and to pursue development on the mainland, the NDRC said. The NDRC said it will draw up plans on industrial development, infrastructure and ecological conservation and environmental protection for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Grater Bay Area, and support the development of Shenzhen's Qianhai, Guangzhou's Nansha, and Zhuhai's Hengqin as platforms for cooperation between Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao. Hong Kong will enjoy further support in its efforts to raise its standing as an international financial, shipping, and trade center, and develop itself as an international center for innovation in science and technology. Macao will also receive the central government's support in building the city into a world tourism and leisure center, in serving as a platform for business and trade cooperation between China and Lusophone countries, and in building itself as a hub for scientific and industrial development of traditional Chinese medicine, the NDRC added.
