Category Archives: East Asia

亚太地区老年照料服务国际论坛综述

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Sujie Zhu

(中国老龄网) 2011年1月21至22日，联合国亚洲及太平洋经济社会委员会主办、南京钟山学院承办的亚太地区老年照料服务国际论坛在江苏省南京市召开。出席论坛的有澳大利亚、中国、德国、菲律宾、日本、印度、印度尼西亚、韩国、蒙古、孟加拉、马来西亚、斯里兰卡、泰国、新加 坡等十几个国家的政府、民间组织、院校和研究机构以及联合国人口基金、国际助老会等国际组织的代表共约200名。亚太经社会社会发展司司长Nanda Krairiksh女士致欢迎词，江苏省副省长李晓敏先生出席开幕式并致辞。

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Grey matters

Posted on December 31, 2010 by Hong Zhang

Ageing societies must harness the skills and experience of the “silver tsunami” to ease the strain on public resources – and keep the sustainability agenda on track, writes John Elkington. “Whether we like it or not, defusing this demographic time … Continue reading →

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Asia’s Looming Social Challenge: Coping With the Elder Boom

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Hong Zhang

(Science) BEIJING—Asia is graying fast. The portion of the population age 65 or older will more than triple in China, India, and Indonesia—and more than double in Japan—between 2000 and 2050, according to United Nations projections. That’s a triumph of … Continue reading →

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