HONG KONG -- China has launched its first private pension scheme to plug yawning holes in its publicly funded system as the country grapples with the soaring costs of a rapidly aging society.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly 30% of Japan's population is 65 or older, and many still work.Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/Getty Images Japan has adapted to ...

Understanding the implications of work beyond traditional retirement ages is crucial because older workers will compose an increasing proportion of the labor force in the coming decades. A new body of ...

Japan’s declining birthrate is, arguably, the most critical threat facing the nation. The population will inevitably and irreversibly decline over the coming decades, with some estimates suggesting ...

The nuclear sector is approaching an inflection point where the need for a more reliable energy solution in the next few decades is about to confront an aging workforce that's prime for retirement. A ...

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As chief of the Associated Press' Tokyo bureau, Joseph Coleman wrote a story about an agricultural cooperative in southwestern Japan where organizers put aging residents to work selling leaves and ...

WASHINGTON, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. aerospace and aviation industry leaders warned lawmakers on Thursday that a coming wave of retirements in an aging workforce could hurt both sectors and create ...

The start-up rate for new businesses in Japan is 4%, the lowest rate among industrialized countries. It has been popular to explain this phenomenon by pointing to the peculiarities of Japanese culture ...