“Casera, lleve limones, manzanas, peras y kiwis. Está todo super barato”, grita Carlos Díaz desde su puesto de la feria que todos los jueves se instala en Escrivá de Balaguer con Luis Carrera, frente al Club de Polo. Ahí venden frutas, verduras y artículos de cuidado personal. “Todos los jueves se nos llena la feria. A veces no se puede ni caminar”, dice Díaz.

As for Hong Kong, I visited recently and discovered it has much more than just malls, but also picturesque open spaces, a rich culture and enviably healthy lifestyles based on hard work. The longevity record is proof of what can be achieved health-wise in cities with little direct sunlight and less than perfect air.

Loneliness and depression have become the most pressing problems for Chinese senior citizens. Most of them don’t need to worry about basic life needs as China’s development over the last 30 years has improved people’s quality of life.

Taipei residents were the longest living in Taiwan in 2011 with an average life expectancy of 82.7 years old, but the average for Taiwan’s 23.2 million citizens fell slightly by 0.03 years from a year earlier to 79.15, the Ministry of the Interior said Friday.

Beijing is home to the greatest number of wealthy people in China, including 179,000 millionaires and 10,500 people considered super-rich. Guangdong province follows closely, being home to 167,000 millionaires and 9,500 of the super-rich. In third place is Shanghai, which is home to 140,000 millionaires and 8,200 of the super-rich.