BEIJING - The Chinese government has released draft rules on elderly care institutions to standardize practices and services. The Ministry of Civil Affairs rules will be online for public consultation until Nov 12. The draft requires nursing homes to provide telecommunications services, including but are not limited to telephone and the Internet. If residents have problems with telecommunications services, institutions should provide professional staff to help them. Staff should treat the elderly with politeness and patience, keeping the private information of residents and visitors confidential. The environment and facilities must be safe and protect resident privacy, the draft said. Outsourcing services should be commissioned to qualified organizations, and withdrawal systems established. Nursing homes should make public service programs and charging standards, and set out rules for addressing complaints. Complaints should be responded within 10 working days. The draft also requires nursing homes to offer hospice services. Hospice services providers should receive training before offering services. China had more than 230.8 million people aged 60 or above at the end of 2016, 16.7 percent of the total population, according to a report released by the Ministry of Civil Affairs. By international standards, a country or region is considered an "aging society" when the number of people aged 60 or above reaches 10 percent or more. make your own bracelet cheapcheap rubber wristbandsmotivational bracelets for athletescool wristbands
SEOUL - South Korean President Moon Jae-in saw his approval rating increase last week on positive assessment over his overseas trips to the United States and Germany, a weekly survey showed Monday. According to a Realmeter poll, Moon's support rate was 76.6 percent last week, up 1.3 percentage points from the previous week. The result was based on a survey of 2,518 voters conducted from last Monday to Friday. It has 2 percentage points in margin of error with a 95 percent confidence level. Moon's higher popularity followed his visit to Washington in late June where he held his first summit meeting with US President Donald Trump. According to the joint statement released after the bilateral summit, Trump supported South Korea's leading role in fostering an environment for a peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula. Moon, who took office on May 10, returned home Monday after attending the summit of Group of 20 (G20) leading economies. On the sidelines of the G20 summit, Moon met with leaders of China, Russia and Japan as well as Germany and France. Moon's ruling Democratic Party maintained top post with 53.4 percent in approval scores. It was followed by the main opposition Liberty Korea Party that gained 16.2 percent of support. The minor conservative Righteous Party earned 6.6 percent in support scores. The minor progressive Justice Party won 6.2 percent, and the centrist People's Party garnered 5.1 percent.
