Have you ever spent Christmas alone? Miranda stood still for just a moment, her weathered hands gripped tightly around the wooden handle of a broom. Frozen in the middle of the furniture store she ...

SINGAPORE: At 97, Liu Dianqin has led an eventful life during some of China’s most tumultuous periods. Born in 1929 in central Henan province, Liu recalled once having to beg for his next meal.