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Vietnam offers cash bonuses to boost birth rates amid global fertility concerns

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Vietnam is implementing a new policy to encourage women to have more children by offering cash bonuses, aiming to reverse a declining fertility rate. The initiative, part of the country's Population Law, provides financial incentives for women who have their second child before the age of 35. This policy also includes extended maternity and paternity leave, reflecting a global concern among governments and figures like Elon Musk about falling birth rates and their societal impact. AI

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Vietnam offers cash bonuses to boost birth rates amid global fertility concerns

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Orianna Rosa Royle ·

    Vietnam is paying women to have more babies—but there’s a catch: they have to be on baby no. 2 to qualify for the cash bonus

    Like Elon Musk and governments around the world, Vietnam wants more babies—and it's giving $68 million to women who have more than one.

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