FILE PHOTO: Elderly people exercise in a park in Hanoi October 27, 2010. It will take Vietnam only 17 to 20 years to transition from an ageing to an aged population—one of the fastest such shifts worldwide.- Reuters
HANOI: Vietnam is entering one of the fastest population-ageing phases globally, raising urgent calls for strategic action to avert a looming social and economic crisis.
Experts warn that Vietnam is on the brink of a severe ageing crisis unless comprehensive and timely measures are implemented. The country must build a society where older citizens can live healthily, safely and with dignity.
