国际英语资讯:Brunei to face ageing population from 2020: minister
<p><span word="BANDAR">BANDAR</span> <span word="SERI">SERI</span> <span word="BEGAWAN">BEGAWAN</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 12-- <span word="Brunei">Brunei</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ageing">ageing</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2020, <span word="Haji">Haji</span> <span word="Aminuddin">Aminuddin</span> <span word="Ihsan">Ihsan</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="sultanate">sultanate</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Culture">Culture</span>, <span word="Youth">Youth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sports">Sports</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Planning">Planning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="over">over</span> 65 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="approximately">approximately</span> 6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="by">by</span> 0.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="year">year</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="forum">forum</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Borneo">Borneo</span> <span word="Bulletin">Bulletin</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="Programme">Programme</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Regional">Regional</span> <span word="Human">Human</span> <span word="Development">Development</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="Brunei">Brunei</span> <span word="Darussalam">Darussalam</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="transition">transition</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sultanate">Sultanate</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="working">working</span>-<span word="age">age</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="until">until</span> 2020, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ageing">ageing</span> <span word="population">population</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demographic">demographic</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brunei">Brunei</span> <span word="Darussalam">Darussalam</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="forum">forum</span>, <span word="Hoon">Hoon</span> <span word="Chang">Chang</span> <span word="Yau">Yau</span>, <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Advanced">Advanced</span> <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Universiti">Universiti</span> <span word="Brunei">Brunei</span> <span word="Darussalam">Darussalam</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ageing">ageing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="looms">looms</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="societies">societies</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="South">South</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>, <span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Brunei">Brunei</span> <span word="Darussalam">Darussalam</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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