The country's time-honored brands are being spruced up to play a bigger role in further expanding domestic demand in the months ahead.

China's actual use of foreign direct investment surged by 38.6 percent on a yearly basis to 397.07 billion yuan ($61.55 billion) in the first four months of 2021, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Thursday.

Since early this year, job demand for China's elderly care service sector has increased by 50 percent on a yearly basis, Economic View app reported quoting data from BOSS Zhipin Academy.