Vietnam scraps two-child policy as it tackles falling birthrate
Authorities seek to increase number of births amid fear ageing society could threaten economic growth plansVietnam has scrapped a longstanding policy limiting families to two children, as the communist-run country grapples with a declining birthrate.State media announced on Wednesday that couples could make their own decisions about how many children to have, and how much time to wait between births, reversing a decades-old preference for one- or two-child families.AFP contributed to this report. Continue reading...
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Authorities seek to increase number of births amid fear ageing society could threaten economic growth plans
Vietnam has scrapped a longstanding policy limiting families to two children, as the communist-run country grapples with a declining birthrate.
State media announced on Wednesday that couples could make their own decisions about how many children to have, and how much time to wait between births, reversing a decades-old preference for one- or two-child families.
AFP contributed to this report. Continue reading...
