{"id":373764,"date":"2026-08-28T01:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T00:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-people-in-east-asia-having-fewer-babies-meanwhile-in-asia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T01:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T00:00:08","slug":"why-are-people-in-east-asia-having-fewer-babies-meanwhile-in-asia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-are-people-in-east-asia-having-fewer-babies-meanwhile-in-asia\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are people in East Asia having fewer babies? | Meanwhile In Asia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/nt1B-JFn278\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why are people in East Asia having fewer babies? | Meanwhile In Asia\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nt1B-JFn278\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Fertility rates in East Asia are among the lowest in the world, but one country is finally seeing a bump in the number of births. 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