Young Post is a unit ofSouth China Morning Post
Topic
Aging and population decline
Around the world, especially in Hong Kong, society faces a problem: people are getting older, and not enough babies are being born. The aged population is currently at its highest level in human history, and no one can really predict what this shift will mean in the long term.
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Study Buddy (Explorer): 124-year-old China woman shares longevity secrets
Deep Dive: China’s stressed university students are too busy to date
Your Voice: Equal facilities for low-income elderly, embracing body positivity (short letters)
Deep Dive: Hong Kong hopes foreign nurses can fight shortage
Your Voice: Using AI responsibly, video game pros and cons (short letters)
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Your Voice: Hong Kong faces population, English proficiency woes (short letters)
Your Say: Future of transportation, champions of entertainment (short letters)
Your Voice: Dinosaur fossils and reforming the education system (short letters)
The Lens: South Korea debates conscripting women amid declining birth rate
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The Lens: Internet phenomenon Moo Deng sparks zoo ethics debate
Deep Dive: Hong Kong’s wealth gap widens as elderly poverty increases
Deep Dive: China raises retirement ages as birth rate drops and ageing population grows
China encourages elderly to volunteer as workforce shrinks and population ages
Hong Kong educators call for new measures after Primary One classes cut
The Lens: Korea’s minimum wage plan for foreign domestic workers sparks debate
The Lens: China schools’ recycling scheme raises questions about equity and sustainability