Highlights from chinadaily.com.cn

Photo: Beijing Foreign Studies University students don period costumes from the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 24) at a worship ceremony at the Temple of Confucius in Beijing on Sunday. With all of these students studying abroad next year, the university hopes they can experience traditional customs and spread them abroad.

Bilingual: Japan's aging population is producing some new business opportunities, including a booming market for adult diapers. The Nikkei newspaper reported that three Japanese paper companies are expanding manufacturing facilities for what are politely called "incontinence products" due to an expected surge in demand.