Vietnam drops two-child policy amid demographic concerns. Story by Sammy Westfall ... Ho Chi Minh City has an average rate of 1.39 children per woman, according to the state-run Vietnam News Agency.

Vietnam terminates its decades-old two-child policy as birth rates fall to 1.91 children per woman, aiming to address an aging population where citizens under 15 have declined from 43% to under 25%.