Ageing

TAKING HEART

TikTok Shop, e-sports and ruckathons: How companies are engaging seniors in active ageing

Senior-living accommodation facilities with community programming can support independent ageing and foster social connections.
BRUNCH

Room for new ideas: Private-sector players eye opportunities in Singapore’s senior-living space

Even with immigration, Singapore’s citizen population has been slowing over the past decade, growing just 0.7 per cent in 2025.

How tech innovation can address falling fertility, rising dependency

The WHO’s normative functions remain indispensable for coherent global action.
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Rethinking our global health architecture in a fragmented world

The question is not whether technology replaces human care, but whether it can stand in when human presence is absent.
THINKING ALOUD

Growing old alone with technology as the last quiet witness

While longevity comes down to many factors, there is some truth to American actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke’s claims.

Live to 100? Don’t get angry, says Dick Van Dyke

Obesity and palliative care are not well-defined concepts, which creates issues for providers of treatments and those who pay for them.
THE BROAD VIEW

What obesity and palliative care reveal about the economies of health and healthcare

The question on whether longevity is a blessing or curse turns on how well we manage ageing as a population and as individuals.
THINKING ALOUD

Focus on healthspan as Singapore turns ‘super aged’

By 2023, China already had 217 million people aged 65 and over, or about 14% of the population.

A great wealth transfer is happening in China

Artificial intelligence today is in the early scaling phase. But signs of wider usage are emerging, especially in the areas of healthcare and housing.

The sweet spots for investors are where AI and ageing trends intersect