TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s population has declined for 22 consecutive months as seniors edge toward 20% of all residents, which is the World Health Organization’s threshold for a super-aged ...

LONGEVITY means different things to different people. Some years ago, I wrote in a column that I found the prospect of a 100-year life daunting. More recently my colleague Leslie Yee wrote on the ...

There were more deaths than births in Taiwan for the 22nd consecutive month, according to new government data for October. More troubling for policymakers than the sheer drop in population, however, ...

The SECURE 2.0 Act continues to reshape retirement savings, offering new opportunities for many to strengthen their financial future. Key updates include a higher required minimum distribution (RMD) ...

And government should work with industry to develop new funding options to facilitate this, in order to make aged-care funding more sustainable as the nation’s population ages, according to the ...

New SMU research reveals critical gaps in preventive health, lifestyle habits, and continuity of care as Singapore transitions into a super-aged society. Despite strong pro-health policies, everyday ...

Singapore faces gaps in preventive health adoption among older adults despite support for pro-health policies like Healthier SG, according to a study by SMU ROSA. The study highlights that while ...

China is the fastest-aging country in the world. As of the end of last year, the population aged 65 and older stood at approximately 220 million, accounting for 15.6% of the country’s total population ...

Debate is heating up over raising Korea's statutory retirement age, as the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) moves to increase it from 60 to 65, citing the nation’s transition toward a super-aged ...

The quest for longer, healthier lives has long captivated scientists, but few nations are as deeply invested in this pursuit as Japan, where nearly 30% of the population is aged 65 or older, and more ...

Thailand has had to turn to its elderly population to fill in gaps in its workforce, which the country is struggling to maintain amid declining birth rates. Birth rates are declining globally, ...

South Korea’s rapidly ageing population has reached a new milestone, with people aged 70 and above outnumbering those in their 20s for the first time on record. According to the Ministry of Data and ...