More young Chinese people increasingly see their pets as members of the family, and a robust industry servicing those pets -- including providing funerary services -- is flourishing.

Guest Contributors Tahina Montoya is a defense and policy researcher at RAND, and Kelly Atkinson is a political scientist at RAND.

China's healthcare resources continued to grow in 2024, with the total number of medical institutions increasing by nearly 22 ...

The average life expectancy of Korean babies born in 2024 has reached a record high, according to data released Wednesday.

On Oct 23, 2025, at the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, the country's 15th 5-year plan, 2026–30, was announced. The final plan is to be unveiled in March 2026, but the ...

According to National Health Commission figures, the average life expectancy in China had reached 79 in 2024 — same as in the United States the same year. Average life expectancy in China increased by ...

BEIJING, Oct. 24 (Xinhua) -- China aims to increase the average life expectancy of its people to around 80 years through efforts planned for a five-year period from 2026 to 2030, announced the country ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Two years ago, the Adams administration launched its plan called, the "Healthy NYC Plan," with its goal of making healthy changes so life expectancy could rise to 83 years old ...

Every Monday morning, the stirring strains of China’s national anthem stream into my Beijing apartment from the elementary school across the street. Young students in uniform stand in neat rows on a ...

Longevity labs, “immortality islands” and grapeseed pills are part of China’s national project to conquer aging, despite sometimes shaky science and extravagant claims. Attendees trying out a ...

Researchers found that life expectancy growth in wealthy nations has dramatically slowed since 1939. Once driven by major reductions in child mortality, longevity gains are now limited by slower ...

Life expectancy is back to pre-pandemic levels, according to global health research — but mortality rates for teens and young adults are of growing concern. The latest release of The Global Burden of ...