Keyword: "fertility rate"

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Experts urge actions to address low fertility rate

An international policy consultation workshop held in Hanoi on August 28 sounded the alarm on Vietnam's declining fertility rate, with experts highlighting the linkage between education level, economic conditions and birth rates.

Vietnam responds to aging population’s challenges

Vietnam responds to aging population’s challenges

Vietnam is working to improve its fertility rate as the country is facing the risks of an aging population as well as losing its “golden population” phase that affect the socio-economic development.

HCM City faces low fertility rate, population aging

HCM City faces low fertility rate, population aging

Ho Chi Minh City is among the 21 cities and provinces with the lowest fertility rate in the country, heard a local ceremony on July 14 to launch a communication campaign integrated with providing population quality improvement services in areas with low fertility rates this year.
Singapore: Number of babies born dips to 8-year low

Singapore: Number of babies born dips to 8-year low

The number of babies born in Singapore were 39,039 last year, a 1.5 percent drop from 2017 and the lowest over the last eight years, according to a report by the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority.
Having more babies easier said than done

Having more babies easier said than done

Post Caesarean section complications, job security and many other issues are discouraging women, especially in big cities, from having more children while official policy encourages them to do so.