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Seoul's elderly employment soars 50 pct in last decade

Yonhap News AgencyMay 28, 2013 02:01
SEOUL, May 28 (Yonhap) -- The number of elderly Seoulites with jobs has leaped 50 percent over the past 10 years, while that of working youth has plunged more than 20 percent, data showed Tuesday. A total of 513,000 Seoul citizens aged 60 or older were employed in 2012, compared with 342,000 people in 2002, according to the data by a municipal-run think tank. The annual growth rate averaged 4.1 percent over the 10-year period.

Retiring may not be beneficial for your health

Agence France-PresseMay 18, 2013 07:51
A new study finds that working longer may help you live longer. Researchers found that depression and physical decline are much more likely for those retiring than for those who keep working.

Health concerns top list of retirement worries in U.S.: study

May 15, 2013 14:37
(Reuters) - Health problems and the cost of healthcare are the biggest concerns for those entering retirement, according to a study released on Monday from Bank of America Corp's Merrill Lynch. The findings, part of a larger study focused on how people are feeling about and preparing for retirement, were based on a survey of more than 6,300 individuals aged 45 and older across the United States.

Health gap in Europe wider than ever

March 26, 2013 20:47
Life expectancy in Russia has marked time since the collapse of the Soviet Union but risen in its former eastern-bloc allies, The Lancet reported on Wednesday. Alcohol, tobacco and road accidents head a list of problems that lie behind premature death in the former Communist eastern Europe but remain chronic in many of the ex-Soviet republics, it said. In Russia, male life expectancy at birth was 63 years in 1990, but fell to 58 in 2000 before rising to 62 in 2009. For women, it was 74 years in 1990, 72 in 2000 and 74 in 2009.

Downturn threatens Europe's life expectancy gains: WHO

March 13, 2013 06:45
Gains in life expectancy across Europe could be reversed if cash-strapped governments cut health budgets, the World Health Organisation warned in a report on Wednesday. The WHO's European Health Report 2012 said that while Europeans are living longer, healthier lives -- with the average person now living until they are 76 -- the improvements could backslide if states slash investment in health as a result of the economic downturn.

World's oldest woman turns 115

March 5, 2013 13:20
Tokyo, Mar 5 (EFE).- The world's oldest woman, Japan's Misao Okawa, had her 115th birthday Tuesday in her native Osaka, one week after she obtained official recognition by Guinness World Records for her longevity. Okawa was given a bouquet of flowers, a fruitcake and a scarf by employees at the home where she lives, and was served her favorite meal, mackerel sushi and noodle soup, the Kyodo news agency said.

Papal resignation highlights ageing dilemma

February 11, 2013 13:45
Pope Benedict XVI's shock resignation has placed the spotlight on octogenarians at the forefront of politics and business, sometimes shouldering a workload that people 20 years their junior may shun. The 85-year-old pontiff announced on Monday that old age had sapped him of the strength required to lead the world's 1.1 billion Catholics. Yet the world's stage is studded with contemporaries who prefer to hold on to the reins.

Turkey readies incentives to halt falling birth rate

January 31, 2013 14:31
By Jonathon Burch ANKARA, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Turkey plans to offer incentives including free fertility treatment to try to reverse a slowing birth rate after official figures showed the median age of its population has crept above 30 for the first time. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan wants Turkey, a nation of more than 75 million people, to be among the world's top 10 economies by 2023 when the Turkish Republic turns 100 years old. Per capita income has trebled during his decade in power.
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