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Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Is marriage just another high-risk investment?

To better support working parents, especially those with larger families or those aspiring to have one, offering flexible work arrangements, additional leave, enhanced parenthood benefits, and comprehensive medical coverage can go a long way.
Columns
BRUNCH

How can corporate Singapore help large families thrive?

After declaring 2025 Turkey’s “Year of the Family”, Erdogan last month announced 2026 would mark the start of the “Decade of the Family”.
International

As birthrates fall, Turkey's government steps in

The previous law allowed only one or two children per family, except in special cases.
ASEAN Business

Vietnam ends two-child policy to stem falling birth rates

Measures have already been taken to tackle the decline in couples tying the knot and having children, such as cash incentives and pledges to build more childcare infrastructure.
Lifestyle

Beijing simplifies marriages to encourage Chinese to wed

US women of childbearing age saw declining or unchanged birth rates in various age groups in 2023, also following recent trends.
International

US births fell in 2023 to lowest level in more than four decades

The rise comes as marriages rose in 2023, marking the first increase in 12 years after couples had postponed weddings during the pandemic.
International

South Korea’s birthrate set to rise for the first time in nine years

FILE PHOTO: Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk listens as US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC, U.S. on November 13, 2024. ALLISON ROBBERT/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD

Let’s go for a generous SG60 baby gift and Baby Bonus

Musk's comment highlights the pressing demographic and fertility problems that have plagued Singapore’s policymakers for years. 
Companies & Markets

Economists weigh in after Tesla CEO Elon Musk says Singapore is ‘going extinct’ amid low birth rate

Public day care is currently available to working parents in Japan, but the national government is planning to widen access to all households.
International

Tokyo to make day care free to boost birth rate

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