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Chennai: India’s GDP can increase by 1.5 per cent if the growth potential generated by untapped work capacity in older people or ‘silver dividend’ is utilized, finds the Asian Development Bank....

With economies in developing Asia ageing rapidly, the share of older people in Brunei is expected to double from 10 per cent to 20 per cent in 16 years, said the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The bank in its report Ageing well in Asia; Asian Development Policy released on Thursday, noted that the number of […]

The number of people aged 60 and older in developing Asia and the Pacific is set to nearly double by 2050 to 1.2 billion - or about a quarter of the total population - significantly increasing the need for pension and welfare programmes as well as health care services.

It's the same mRNA technology that was used in coronavirus vaccines.

A meeting was convened on Thursday at the Planning Commission chaired by the Minister of Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal, to review the Federal Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Policy.

Japan likely spent an additional 3 trillion yen ($19 billion) to shore up the yen in its second suspected currency market intervention this week, data by the Bank of Japan and market sources show.

Five Carnegie Mellon University faculty members have been elevated to the rank of University Professor(opens in new window), the highest distinction a faculty member can receive at Carnegie Mellon.University Professors are distinguished by internatio

Georgia is hosting the 57th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank next month under the slogan “The Bridge to the Future”, to reflect its stance as a country with a long history of serving as a natural bridge between Europe and Asia. It is also set to host the major event with a status as a candidate for membership in the European Union, as the country aims to showcase its potential as a vital link between the two continents and encourage building bridges.

Cameron Hill provides an overview of news on Australian, Asia-Pacific regional and global aid for April 2024.

Readers discuss what Hong Kong should focus on as it seeks to develop the digital economy, and tech glitches when using government platforms.