Posts Tagged ‘Ageing’
India, Indonesia stand out for EM investors in ageing world
EMERGING markets (EM) such as India and Indonesia, whose populations are growing at a solid pace, stand to benefit as demographics begin to play a bigger role in investment decisions, according to Fidelity International and BlackRock Investment Institute. The investors are focusing on the two nations in emerging Asia, thanks in part to an expected…
Read MoreNike’s ageing Air Force 1s feel heat from fast new runners
NIKE warned that sales will take a hit as it responds to a growing challenge from upstart running-shoe brands like On and Hoka, that have exposed the US sporting-goods company’s reliance on classic basketball models such as the Air Force 1. The world’s largest sportswear retailer expects revenue to fall by low single digits in…
Read MoreNissan plans 2027 driverless ride-share service for ageing Japan
NISSAN Motor is planning an autonomous vehicle ride-share service for Japan in three years to address a dearth of taxi drivers amid the nation’s greying population. The company, which will begin a trial service in Yokohama using a Serena-based vehicle, aims to have the programme running nationwide by fiscal year 2027, Kazuhiro Doi, vice-president of…
Read MoreJapan’s ‘Naked Men’ Festival Succumbs To Population Ageing
A steam of sweat rose as hundreds of naked men tussled over a bag of wooden talismans, performing a dramatic end to a thousand-year-old ritual in Japan that took place for the last time. Their passionate chants of “jasso, joyasa” (meaning “evil, be gone”) echoed through a ceder forest of the northern Japan’s Iwate region,…
Read MoreOld And Poor: Thailand Sleepwalking Towards An Ageing Crisis
Unless she lines up in the hot sun for a free meal, ketchup on bread is the only food Thai widow Noi can afford on her small government pension. Her payout of around 82 US cents a day makes cooking at home near impossible. “If it’s too wet to come, I eat 7-Eleven bread with…
Read MoreWhat Are Yamanaka Genes? Harvard and MIT Scientists Identify Chemical That Can Reverse Ageing
In a landmark development, researchers from the US have identified a chemical cocktail that can potentially reverse cellular ageing and rejuvenate human cells. The path-breaking discovery was made by a team of scientists at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). “Until recently, the best we could do was slow ageing. New discoveries…
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