Hanoi, Jan. 11 -- With 16.5 million older persons, accounting for around 16% of the population, Vietnam has made a strong shift from awareness to action, turning the challenges of population ageing into opportunities to improve its healthcare and comprehensive social security systems. Refining policies, expanding social protection According to the latest statistics, the country's average life expectancy has reached 74.7 years, with healthy life expectancy standing at 65.4 years. The Politburo's Resolution No. 72-NQ/TW on groundbreaking solutions to strengthen the protection, care and improvement of public health sets the target of raising average life expectancy to 75.5 years by 2030, with at least 68 years lived in good health. From 2026...