"Last year Zhang Youlan responded to a job posting for a kindergarten teacher in Xi’an, a city in central #China. When she showed up for an interview, the facility was not a kindergarten. It was a nursing home.
Ms. Zhang, a former kindergarten teacher, said she was told that the position had been advertised that way because many of the responsibilities are the same."
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/17/business/china-economy-seniors.html?unlocked_article_code=1.LU4.CFue.caQtbc3PVO1U

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China’s ‘Silver Economy’ Is Thriving as Birthrate Plunges

The shrinking population poses threats to growth but has opened opportunities for businesses that serve seniors.

The New York Times
Disability advocate welcomes new accessible toilets but says ribbon-cutting ceremony is patronising

Callum Gossland, who lives with Functional Neurological Disorder and uses a wheelchair, says while additional investment in accessible bathrooms was "positive", holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of a new toilet was "sensationalising supporting people that have special needs".

ABC News