Singaporean PM encourages couples to have more children in NY message

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong encouraged more couples to try for a baby in this Year of the Dragon, and saying that the government will continue supporting such aspirations.

In his annual Chinese New Year message on Friday, he noted that many Chinese families consider a child born in this zodiac year to be “especially auspicious”, with the dragon associated with power, strength and good fortune.

Singapore and other countries including South Korea, China and Japan have been battling falling fertility rates and an aging population since 2022.