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'Too high a cost': Singaporeans say parenthood isn't worth it despite years of cash incentives
16+ hour, 30+ min ago (551+ words) The figure, released during a Feb. 26 parliamentary debate, means every 100 Singaporeans today would produce just 44 children and 19 grandchildren at current rates, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong warned, according to CNA. The decline has been swift. A decade ago the…...
More than half of baby formulas in US contain arsenic or lead, report finds
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (467+ words) Of the 49 products tested, 26 contained inorganic arsenic at or above Consumer Reports' threshold, while three powdered formulas exceeded its level of concern for lead. PFAS, the synthetic compounds known as forever chemicals because they do not break down easily, were…...
Vietnamese 8th grader scores near perfect to win bronze at world AI Olympiad for high school students
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (378+ words) Nam, an eighth grader at Newton Secondary and High School in Hanoi, competed against 94 high school students from 24 countries and territories at the IAIO in Ljubljana from Feb. 23 to 27. It was Vietnam's first time entering the competition, and the team…...
Computer science ranks third most in-demand US bachelor’s degree
1+ week, 2+ day ago (280+ words) The Winter 2026 Salary Survey by the U.S. National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) found finance graduates were the most sought after, followed by mechanical engineering, with 61.3% of responding firms planning to recruit from each major. Computer science ranked third at…...
Babysitting for foreign tourists is booming in Japan, allowing parents to enjoy sushi as kids learn Zen
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (282+ words) Instead of skipping bucket-list experiences, families are increasingly choosing to leave their children with trained, English-speaking babysitters, freeing up parents to slip into omakase counters, wander museums, or simply enjoy a quiet evening. Their kids get their own adventure: making…...
Chinese parents use AI-generated 'regret' videos to pressure single children into marriage
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (392+ words) The short videos, circulating on major platforms like Douyin and Weibo, typically show distressed middle-aged women lamenting their decision to remain single and childless. Many clips use hospital settings to heighten the sense of vulnerability, depicting women facing illness and…...
NYC teachers say teens can’t read clocks after school mobile phone ban
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (396+ words) According to local newspaper Gothamist, teachers said many teenage students struggle to tell the time without their phones, even though classrooms have analog clocks. "It's a source of frustration because everyone wants to know how many minutes are left in…...
The lessons I learned from being jobless with a master's degree and IELTS 8.0
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (353+ words) That belief ended when I found myself unemployed at 30. Being jobless forced me to confront an uncomfortable reality: my degrees were not as valuable as I had assumed. What the job market demanded was something I lacked at the time:…...
A wrong turn in Japan led Vietnamese woman to lifelong love
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (864+ words) Late one autumn afternoon in 2023, amidst a rush at the metro station, Thu panicked when her phone died, leaving her unable to look up the train to Shiga. Wandering in circles with no one to ask, she finally took a…...