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Coverage dated June 3, 2025

Vietnam ends its longstanding 2-child policy

Headline from Delaware Public Media

A declining birth rate led lawmakers to approve a new policy on Tuesday that lifts the limit on the number of children many families may have.

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  1. Seattle Times

    Vietnam scraps 2-child policy as aging threatens economic growth (opens Seattle Times)

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    Vietnam has scrapped its long-standing two-child policy as birth rates fall and its population ages.

  2. Delaware Public Media

    Vietnam ends its longstanding 2-child policy (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    A declining birth rate led lawmakers to approve a new policy on Tuesday that lifts the limit on the number of children many families may have.

  3. Newsweek

    Vietnam ends two-child policy to tackle falling birth rates (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The move responded to a record-low birth rate that has persisted below population replacement levels for three years,

  4. Digital Journal

    Vietnam scraps two-child limit as birth rate declines (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Vietnam's communist government has scrapped its long-standing policy of limiting families to two children, state media said Wednesday, as the country

  5. The Guardian

    Vietnam scraps two-child policy as it grapples with falling birthrate (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Authorities seek to boost country’s fertility rate amid fear ageing society could threaten economic growth plans

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