Eyes closed, hips swaying, retiree Polly Chan danced like no one was watching at a community centre in Hong Kong, where experts warn of a loneliness epidemic among the ballooning elderly population. And while the disco sessions were fully booked, Lai said the programme meets only a fraction of the need for socialisation among a Hong Kong elderly population that can all too often feel invisible.
Guangzhou resident Su Yu used to search out Taiwanese fruit because she thinks it is healthier than produce from the mainland. But even before Beijing banned a range of food imports from the island earlier this month, she said it was becoming hard to find. “Fruit with Taiwanese origin labels, I have the impression that I haven’t seen any for.
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An employee at China Express, a restaurant serving chinese food and doughnuts, on 24th and Mission Streets in San Francisco on March 19, 2021.
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ay Curious listener Jaimie Cohen wants to learn more about the doughnut and Chinese food shops she s seen around the Bay Area: Why are there restaurants that serve Chinese food, doughnuts and burgers all in one location? And why are there so many of them specifically in the Bay Area? What is the history of it happening here?
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