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Singapore’s push for more babies

Ahead of last Thursday’s National Day holiday in Singapore, a music video urged patriotic citizens to “celebrate National Night by giving the country the population spurt it so desperately needs”. The tongue-in-cheek marketing campaign picked up on a genuine issue in the city state, which has the lowest birth and fertility rates in Asia.

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