ASIA HEALTH

Asia struggles to define housing policy for aging

TOKYO: The government in Japan is facing an immediate demographic crisis with regards to seniors,… read more

Asia’s ageing population to cost US$20 trillion in health care

SINGAPORE: Asia’s population is ageing faster than anywhere in the world, a study said on… read more

Singapore needs to build up home-based care says Minister

SINGAPORE: Although one in four Japanese is 65 or older, a mere 3 per cent… read more

China’s rich opt for luxury nursing homes over filial obligations

BEIJING: It’s long been a Confucian ethic entrenched in Chinese society that when elderly parents… read more