FOR many developed nations in Asia, population ageing has become a common phenomenon as a result of increasing longevity and declining fertility.
According to the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, the number of older persons (people aged 60 and above) in Asia, as a whole, will more than double to about 705 million in 2025 from 322 million in 2000.
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