China has set up its first university for risk management and emergency management education. The new institution will promote and encourage emergency management education and training.
South Koreans in their 40s and 50s are growing anxious about their retirement and old-age preparedness. More than 60% of the Koreans participating in a study on retirement planning and allied topics revealed that they are not prepared for old age, despite broad awareness of the need for retirement planning.
At least 60% of Hong Kongers who participated in a survey have revealed that they delay medical care due to a variety of challenges, including uncertainty about where to seek care when health problems arise and a lack of the right information to make informed medical decisions.
The South Korean government has amended the country's employment insurance to include gig and platform workers and extended the eligibility criteria from weekly hours to monthly pay, reported the Chosun Biz.
India's overall wellness score has remained stable at 72 for the fourth consecutive year but the country continues to suffer from lifestyle diseases such as diabetes, stress and heart ailments that are silently eroding wellness across generations according to a new survey.
Regulations cost the Australian insurance customers up to A$3.5bn ($2.3bn) each year and this has a major impact on productivity, according to a new report by the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA).
Thailand's need for home-based care is expected to soar to keep pace with its rapidly ageing population and according to a projection by the International Labour Organization (ILO), Thailand will need up to 250,000 additional paid care workers for long term care for its ageing population.
AIA has announced the extension of its association with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club and also becoming the club's global training partner from July 2027 through to June 2032.
South Asia and Southeast Asia contributed more than half of the global deaths attributed to high temperature. In 2021, South Asia recorded 209,537 deaths and Southeast Asia recorded 32,230 deaths due to high temperatures.
Malaysia's central bank Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has announced that the design of the base medical and health insurance or takaful product, introduced as part of Budget 2026, is expected to be finalised by the end of 2025 with a planned launch in 2027 according to a news report on the web-portal https://www.thevibes.com/.