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Commentary: Why falling fertility is not a crisis
ADAPTING TO IDEA OF SLOWER GROWTH If so much good has come from smaller families through human history, why the consternation?…
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Value in retaining older employees, but stereotypes need to be changed, say panellists at DBS summit
Prof Wong said many older employees in their 60s are still able to contribute greatly to society. Referencing an article in the 2016…
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More than 95,000 Japanese aged over 100, most of them women
More than 95,000 Japanese aged over 100, most of them women Source: CNA
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China approves plan to raise retirement age from January 2025
Having people work for longer would ease pressure on pension budgets with many Chinese provinces already reeling from large deficits.…
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China’s legislature approves draft proposal to raise retirement age
HONG KONG: China’s top legislative body has approved a draft proposal to raise the retirement age in the country, the…
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As Hong Kong’s population ages, medical services on outlying islands struggle to keep pace
TAKING CARE OF THE ELDERLY Over at Peng Chau, another outlying island about 40 minutes away from the city by…
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China plans ‘bigger, stronger’ social security fund to aid ageing society
HONG KONG:Â China will beef up its 2.88 trillion yuan (US$406 billion) social security fund, making it “bigger and stronger” to…
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Commentary: It’s time to rethink the idea of working age
TIME FOR CHANGE? The notion of working age probably emerged in the 19th and early 20th centuries, a period marked…
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Global fertility rate to keep plummeting, major study warns
“IMPLICATIONS ARE IMMENSE” “We are facing staggering social change through the 21st century,” he said in a statement. IHME researcher…
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Marriage rates in China rise for first time in nine years
HONG KONG: The number of new marriages in China jumped 12.4 per cent in 2023 from a year earlier, reversing…
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