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Singapore

Opinion | Asia’s baby-starved governments want people to date, but who has time?

If city and state governments want young people to fall in love, they should start by giving them the time and space to make it happen.

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Wellness

How to prevent osteoporosis, from training to eating calcium-rich food

Wellness

What dementia care teaches us about dignity, community and avoiding burnout

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China birth rate

Notable demographer calls for 18-fold increase to China’s childcare subsidies

James Liang says boosting the subsidy is crucial to reversing China’s shrinking population.

Adults push children in strollers in Beijing. Photo: Getty Images
Wellness

Singaporean grandma, 73, couldn’t walk without pain. Now, she deadlifts 67.5kg

Singaporean mother of six, Rosemina Hamzah, overcame chronic pain and diabetes after training with her daughter at the gym and deadlifting.

Hong Kong society

Helper’s arrest over death of elderly woman sparks calls for carer support

Calls come after police arrest 52-year-old helper on suspicion of assaulting and murdering 93-year-old woman on Sunday.

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Japan

Opinion | Don’t leave Asia’s ageing debate until it’s too late

As the global gap between healthspan and lifespan widens to almost a decade, an ageing Asia’s health question is increasingly a business one.

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Japanese salarymen in Tokyo. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Co-care scheme may help prevent 9% of stroke, heart failure cases in next decade

Over 200,000 Hongkongers in co-care scheme as of January, with 40 per cent of those screened diagnosed with diabetes, hypertension or pre-diabetes.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Letters | Don’t overlook eye health as Hong Kong ages

Readers discuss the importance of protecting eyesight, legislating against bad behaviour on public transport, and bus service quality.

Wellness

Can HRT help prevent dementia? New research suggests it might

As debate continues over whether hormone replacement therapy can protect against dementia, new studies suggest timing and formulation are key.

Recent research suggests hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can help reduce the risk of dementia. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong society

Helpers, employers voice concerns over Hong Kong plan to import carers in 2027

Foreign domestic carers will be paid 10 to 20 per cent more than general helpers, labour chief Chris Sun says.

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More than a quarter of Hong Kong’s population is aged over 65. Photo: Karma Lo
China's population

As China’s birth rate falls, vacant schools are turned into aged care facilities

Data shows primary and preschool enrolments each fell by 10 per cent last year, leaving classrooms empty while the elderly population grows.

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Hong Kong society

Opinion | How Hong Kong’s foreign carer scheme aims to get ahead of ageing city

The pilot scheme to bring in specially qualified carers will upset the market equilibrium, but the shake-up will be to Hong Kong’s benefit.

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International Property

What’s luring investors to Asia-Pacific property despite higher borrowing costs?

Hong Kong, Sydney and South Korea emerge as key targets as investors adjust strategies to a higher-rate environment, analysts say.

Sydney’s co-living segment is among the markets with the strongest growth potential amid continued uncertainty over monetary policy, according to analysts. Photo: Reuters
Japan

Japan’s cut-price morgues cash in on legal loopholes as lonely deaths rise

One Tokyo-based company is offering to do everything from body collection up to ash internment for just US$1,040.

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An undertaker bows after putting a casket in a morgue in Tokyo in 2017. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to only admit ‘few hundred’ foreign carers a year under pilot scheme

Welfare minister Chris Sun promises ‘rigorous’ approach for scheme to recruit skilled carers, following concerns of helper market disruption.

Wellness

Why dementia is preventable – and the new tools that can reduce your risk

On World Alzheimer’s Day, a look at advances in dementia diagnosis and treatment, and why much of the risk may be within our own control.

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John Lee policy address 2026

Foreign carer scheme may drive up wages, leave poor without help, employers warn

Hong Kong will admit foreign carers with more advanced training and experience in elderly care under pilot scheme unveiled in policy address.

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An employers’ group says 30 per cent of the city’s more than 378,000 helpers are already caring for elderly people. Photo: Karma Lo
Hong Kong society

Foreign carers for elderly to get 10 to 20% more pay than current helpers

Carers must also have received elderly care training recognised by Hong Kong and possess at least three years of experience looking after older people.

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Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong to offer ‘attractive’ merger deals for schools beyond those struggling

Source says demand exist even among schools with healthy enrolment, provided authorities offer more resources and support.

John Lee policy address 2026

Hong Kong’s HK$30,000 bonus for second child among 11 new measures to boost births

‘The current-term government has shifted from a non-interventionist approach to actively promoting fertility,’ city leader John Lee says.

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Only 19,255 children were born in the first eight months of 2026. Photo: Karma Lo
John Lee policy address 2026

Hong Kong launching pilot scheme to bring in foreign carers for the elderly

Chief Executive John Lee says in policy address that the government will admit carers under a scheme modelled on domestic helper regime.

In rapidly ageing Hong Kong, the number of people aged 65 and above is projected to nearly double from 1.45 million in 2021 to 2.74 million by 2046. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong’s HK$500b silver economy by 2034 offers ‘ocean’ of prospects: Paul Chan

Finance chief urges elderly care industry to employ AI and robotics technology, while exploring what bay area has to offer.

South Korea

South Korea’s ‘grey digital divide’ leaves seniors pleading for help

From baseball tickets to hailing taxis, rapid tech adoption has left 80 per cent of elderly South Koreans isolated from everyday services.

Hong Kong society

Can Hong Kong fix its triple whammy: ageing society, low births and job losses?

Experts say this week’s policy address should go beyond welfare provision, offering strategy for job creation and upskilling the workforce.

Illustration: Brian Wang
Trending in China

Chinese man, 106, embraces ‘reverse schedule’, named ‘model couple’ with wife

Regarding his remarkable longevity, Wang cites a positive outlook on life, strong family values, and an enduring passion for work and learning.

A 106-year-old man has captured the hearts of many in China with his unconventional “reverse schedule” lifestyle, gaining widespread attention for his unique habits. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com
Hong Kong population

Opinion | Hong Kong must plan for the population it wants to have

As the population ages, becomes more mobile and welcomes more non-locals, data-based planning is needed to inform and improve urban planning.

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Japan

Opinion | A tension lies at the heart of Japan’s foreign labour policy

As Japan raises fees for residence permits and tightens the requirements for permanent residency, the effect on long-term settlement warrants attention.

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