Taiwan fast graying into a ‘super-aged’ society

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Like most Western industrialized countries, Taiwan experienced a sustained decline in fertility rates and increased life expectancy that together resulted in population aging. But due to the fast fertility decline in recent decades, the pace of aging has been continuously accelerating — Taiwan became an “aging society” in 1993, an “aged society” in 2018 and will become a “super-aged” […]Continue Reading

NPC is Xi’s big chance for a reform reboot

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Xi Jinping’s big coronation as China’s longest-serving leader since Mao Zedong is suddenly going a bit closer to plan. Three months ago, a cratering economy, massive protests over “zero Covid” lockdowns and fears Xi’s tech crackdown isn’t over had capital fleeing China. At the time, many foreign investors figured next week’s National People’s Congress would […]Continue Reading

Elderly Japan on brink of a demographic crisis

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Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida used a policy speech at the opening of the 2023 session of Japan’s parliament, the National Diet, to declare that Japan was “on the brink of not being able to maintain social functions” due to the country’s population crisis. The country’s median age is 49 — the second highest in the […]Continue Reading

500 Global Expands Southeast Asia Leadership Team

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Three new 500 Global partners in Southeast Asia named
The venture capital firm has backed over 340 companies in Southeast Asia Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm 500 Global today announced the appointment of Saemin Ahn, Shahril Ibrahim, and Martin Cu as Partners in Southeast Asia. Saemin, Sharil, and Martin will lead 500 Global’s…Continue Reading

In private equity investment slump, some exceptions

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US private equity firms funded a scant $100 billion in new deals during 2022’s fourth quarter, barely more than a third of the 2021 peak, the website EY.com  reported. The trade group blamed “lingering impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, rising interest rates at home, and conflicts abroad” for the poor showing. Private equity commitments in […]Continue Reading