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Vietnam offers baby bonuses to boost birth rate amid economic concerns

Vietnam is implementing new policies to combat a declining birth rate, which threatens its economic growth. The government has replaced its two-child policy with incentives such as extended maternity leave, cash bonuses, and housing priority for families with two children before age 35. The nation's fertility rate has fallen below the replacement level, and projections indicate a significant aging population by mid-century. AI

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Vietnam offers baby bonuses to boost birth rate amid economic concerns

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Sam Beltran ·

    Vietnam bets on baby bonuses to get rich before it grows old

    Vietnam has introduced a raft of incentives to encourage couples to have more children as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to reverse a fast-declining fertility rate. Gone is the country’s long-standing two-child policy, scrapped last year. In its place is a new population law, w…