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Fertility

Opinion & Features
SENSE & CENTS

Will S$70,000 per child entice couples to have kids? Worries over a dystopian future must be overcome

2026-09-22T06:58:38.000Z
Policy cannot tell people how many children to have, but it can narrow the distance between how many children they want and they feel able to have.
Opinion & Features

S$70,000 is a big number for the NDR baby package. It might not be enough to boost fertility rate

2026-09-15T23:00:00.000Z
Children at a nursery school in Tokyo. Tokyo stands out as a rare Japanese prefecture whose population is growing while the national total is shrinking.
International

Tokyo reverses baby bust with AI matchmaking and generous subsidies

2026-09-07T23:00:00.000Z
According to the PMO, an estimated 640,000 Singaporean children across more than 380,000 resident households are expected to benefit from the measures.
Singapore

NDR 2026: Every Singaporean child to get direct financial support from birth to age 17

2026-08-31T05:28:31.000Z
At stake is the business sustainability of independent childcare operators that are not eligible for the enhanced subsidies.
Economy & Policy

NDR 2026: Bigger childcare subsidies can drive consolidation in pre-school market

2026-08-25T11:41:59.000Z
With the Republic’s low birth rate ultimately an existential question, what’s at stake is policymakers’ capacity to envision the Singaporean society of the future.
Economy & Policy
COMMENTARY

NDR 2026: Parenthood policy reset is a window for rethink

2026-08-23T14:30:00.000Z
PM Wong said the latest move will make it a “significant” increase in the number of childcare leave days.
Singapore

NDR 2026: Working parents to get up to 12 days of childcare leave

2026-08-23T12:32:32.000Z
Another important message PM Wong will deliver is how the government will continue planning and building for the future.
Singapore

National Day Rally 2026: PM Wong to speak on supporting families, navigating global changes

2026-08-23T07:31:38.000Z
Disillusionment and uncertainty about the future could explain why more young people in countries such as South Korea are reluctant to start a family.
Global Enterprise
THE BROAD VIEW

What today’s youth slang reveals about Asia’s fertility crisis

2026-07-17T05:00:00.000Z
Parents face mounting pressure to pour money and time into their children’s education to prepare them for an AI-dominated labour market.
Global Enterprise

The AI economy is accelerating the global baby bust

2026-05-09T06:00:00.000Z
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