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Hong Kong society

In Focus | Hong Kong’s growing wealth inequality: will it be an M- or olive-shaped society?

Experts say the double whammy of a rapidly ageing population and a widening wealth gap presents the city with its most pressing livelihood challenges.

Wellness

How well does your country support people with Alzheimer’s? New tool reveals

Hong Kong society

Inside a paper coffin: how Hongkongers can prepare for the end of life

Wellness

Hong Kong’s elderly risk ‘hidden malnutrition’. Expert tips on staying healthy

Many elderly people suffer from severe, unseen nutrient deficiencies. Experts describe the reasons, the signs and how to address it.

Despite the city having the highest life expectancy in the world, Hong Kong’s elderly face “hidden malnutrition” that sees nutrient deficiencies affecting health and independence. Experts describe the body’s key nutrient requirements as we age, and give advice on convenient ways to get them. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

How can retirees beat rising healthcare costs in Hong Kong?

Hong Kong has long relied on both public and private hospitals and clinics, but medical inflation is pricing out elderly patients.

Hong Kong politics

Opinion | What Hong Kong’s districts can learn from Sham Shui Po’s governance

Grass-roots political achievement should be judged by whether residents’ lives become measurably safer, healthier and more secure.

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Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Residents sign directives as Hong Kong’s new end-of-life law takes effect

Advance Decision on Life-sustaining Treatment Ordinance provides clearer protection and removes legal uncertainty for patients and doctors.

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Residents must sign their directives with the help of a doctor. Photo: Getty Images
United Nations

Opinion | Can the gigacities of tomorrow keep human connection alive?

We have learned to accommodate more people in larger metropolises while losing the ability to bring those people together into families.

South Korea

South Korean team discovers how facial massage flushes dementia-causing waste

The breakthrough offers hope for new Alzheimer’s treatments – and provides a scientific basis for the benefits of facial massage.

China's population

China’s five-year public health blueprint

Officials target raising life expectancy to 80 years by 2030 in national health blueprint under 15th five-year plan.

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Wellness

The key to better brain health and ‘super-ageing’ could lie in your bones

Our bones produce a hormone called osteocalcin, activated by exercise, that crosses into the brain to fight memory loss and anxiety.

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The connection between our bones and brain health runs much deeper than mere physical protection. Bone health has been found to profoundly affect brain function, memory and overall cognitive vitality. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong society

How can Alzheimer’s patients in Hong Kong buy ‘more golden hours’ with family?

About 9.7 per cent of residents aged 60 and above have dementia, according to official figures, with cases expected to reach 330,000 by 2039.

Fashion

Chanel and Celine top client I-Ping Soong on her love for fashion

The Singaporean fashionista is a big fan of Matthieu Blazy – both at Bottega Veneta and Chanel – and of Demna’s Balenciaga.

Wellness

Fit after 50: How Indian influencer couple beat chronic pain with exercise

Tara and Sushila Thapa overcame chronic pain by getting fit in midlife. Now their Instagram page and running group encourage others.

Tara (left) and Sushila Thapa run a 10km race in their home city of Dehradun, India, in 2025. Both have overcome chronic pain since taking up running in middle age, and now inspire others to do the same. Photo: Tara Thapa
Banking & finance

Shifting priorities: how affluent buyers fuel Hong Kong’s record insurance sales

Mainland China and overseas wealth, alongside family offices, is driving insurance demand in the city to new highs.

A sales agent promotes insurance policies to tourists in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Lee
Wellness

He’s 90 and still runs half-marathons. How this retired professor defies age

Meet Yul Kwon, a nonagenarian who maintains his endurance through daily exercise, a Mediterranean diet and a focus on sleep.

Hong Kong society

‘They only eat to sustain life’: how does isolation shape elderly diets?

Higher malnutrition risk among isolated elderly who stick to limited choices, but social interaction fosters better eating habits and helps meet nutrition needs, dietitian says.

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China's population

China’s state agencies are hiring retirees as the workforce rapidly ages

Universities, hospitals and government departments are actively recruiting retired former workers to cope with rapid demographic changes.

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Chinese government departments are increasingly hiring retirees as society ages rapidly. Photo: EPA-EFE
China's population

China’s population ageing seen as ‘inevitable’ by 2050. Why push more births?

Raising the fertility rate above 1.3 still remains crucial to preventing a far worse scenario later in the century, analysts say.

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Health Matters

Our health defines our lives. In this Health Matters series, we investigate major health concerns affecting Hong Kong and wellness trends emerging in the city and beyond.

Wellness

How TCM helped a 71-year-old with Parkinson’s run 100 marathons in 100 days

American chiropractor and TCM practitioner Larry Grogin shares how Chinese herbs and acupuncture helped him as he made his way across the US.

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Chiropractor and acupuncturist Larry Grogin runs in Ohio in the US during his successful bid to complete 100 marathons in as many days to raise money for organisations that help Parkinson’s sufferers. The 71-year-old shares how traditional Chinese medicine helped him achieve this feat. Photo: Instagram.com/runlarryrun26
Wellness

Low-inflammation diet can cut dementia risk by almost 30%. Here’s how

Researchers find that anti-inflammatory foods can even lower risk for those with the markers of Alzheimer’s that show up long before onset.

A new study suggests eating an anti-inflammatory diet may lower dementia risk by almost 30 per cent, even in those with the markers for Alzheimer's that show up long before onset. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong society

‘I’m lonely’: why do city’s elderly feel isolated – and how can they be helped?

While elderly loneliness can be as harmful as heavy smoking, experts point to community solutions to tackle growing health risk.

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Wellness

Ageing in Hong Kong – should you fear it?

Hong Kong is one of the fastest-ageing societies in the world. While this brings mounting challenges, it also creates growing opportunities. Here is what you need to know.

Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Hong Kong can be the Asia-Pacific’s longevity hub

City has unique conditions to be the premier regional hub for longevity research, clinical trials, regulatory approval and capital scaling.

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Wellness

Hong Kong start-ups are closing ‘glaring gap’ in women’s health technology

Meet the Hong Kong innovators who are addressing the needs for women-focused health solutions, from apps to fertility treatment centres.

Hong Kong’s rising femtech start-ups are bridging critical gaps in women’s health tech, tackling fertility, menopause and mental wellness. Photo: Shutterstock
Singapore

Singapore carer burnout highlights invisible burden of super-aged society

The city state crossed the super-aged threshold this year, making carer support even more critical, experts say.

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Singapore

Is super-ageing Singapore headed for population decline?

With babies in short supply and its birth rate tanking, the city state is weighing a future of robots and immigrants.

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