Asia

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Aging Societies: Opportunities amid Challenges (Part 1)

Asia is aging at a record pace, and beyond the 2050s, its population is projected to decline just as rapidly as it has grown. Concurrently, inequality has been found to worsen with societal age, while the generations hit by recessions at...
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Quintus Lim

Quintus Lim

Associate Director, Asia, Milken Institute International
Quintus Lim is an associate director of policy and programs for the International pillar at the Milken Institute. He focuses on policy areas such as R&D financing, technological adoption across domains such as health, food, agriculture, finance, and the broader economy, and issues of ecosystem building.
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Hangzhou Rises Seven Places to Rank First in the Milken Institute’s Best-Performing Cities China 2023-2024 Index

Beijing, CHINA September 3 2024—Hangzhou, the capital of China’s Zhejiang province and an emerging e-commerce hub, is ranked as China’s best-performing city in 2023-2024, according to the recently released Milken Institute’s Best-Performing...

Hangzhou, the capital of China’s Zhejiang province and an emerging e-commerce hub, is ranked as China’s best-performing city in 2023-2024, according to the recently released Milken Institute’s Best...

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Yeen Chong

Associate Director, Milken Institute International
Yeen Chee Chong is an associate director for Milken Institute International. Based in Singapore, he oversees and manages strategic communications with a wide range of global and regional media publications and partners. Chong works closely with colleagues in both Asia and the United States on planning and implementing global public relations and social media campaigns.
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Future-Proofing Our Survival: The Case for Building Resilient Cities

2024 has been a year of extremes: the hottest year in recorded history, record-breaking ocean temperatures, and soaring atmospheric CO 2 levels, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. 2023 also saw an increasing frequency of...
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Shruti Narayan; Managing Director, Regions and Mayoral Engagement, and Regional Director, South and West Asia; C40

Shruti Narayan

Managing Director, Regions and Mayoral Engagement, and Regional Director, South and West Asia, C40