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Home schooling popular with Chinese parents

Home schooling popular with Chinese parents  - More Chinese parents are home schooling their children - and are themselves getting an education in risk and reward. Zhang Yue studies the pedagogical  ...

'Chinese Warren Buffett' sued by son for child support and visitation

' Chinese Warren Buffett' sued by son for child support and visitation  - On top of his many troubles in recent years, Zhao Bingxian — sometimes dubbed China's Warren Buffet — is now being sued by none other than his  ...

Book exhibition highlights ethnic cultures

Book exhibition highlights ethnic cultures  - " China has 55 ethnic groups. Many ethnic children can only read books written in their own language. So we translated a lot of Chinese books into ethnic  ...

North Korea's nuclear program may now be self-sufficient. Why that's ...

North Korea's nuclear program may now be self-sufficient. Why that's ...  - The United Nations and United States sanction North Korea's economy for a bunch of reasons – to punish human rights abuses, to deter the seemingly random  ...

Chinese professor funds Myanmar students to pursue university ...

Chinese professor funds Myanmar students to pursue university ...  - The 85-year-old Professor Su said at the ceremony that she has devoted her life to education activities. "Despite my old age, I still has my dream. My China   ...

Lang Lang promotes education at UN headquarters

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Lang Lang promotes education at UN headquarters  - The 31-year-old pianist was invited by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to speak at the one-year anniversary meeting of the UN Global Education First  ...

Tibetans appeal to speak for Tibet ahead of China's UPR

Tibetans appeal to speak for Tibet ahead of China's UPR  - In 2009 report of China's UPR, China accepted some recommendations on the promotion of human rights in general but played down recommendations  ...

Former child prisoner almost died three times during horrific decade .

Former child prisoner almost died three times during horrific decade .  - “I myself almost died three times,” Mr. Kang said Friday before speaking at a conference on North Korean human rights in Toronto. “I remember burying with my  ...

Editorial: A look into North Korea's atrocities

Editorial: A look into North Korea's atrocities  - The commission has shined a light on one of the world's human rights sinkholes, North Korea , without ever setting foot there. Michael Kirby, the retired Australian  ...

'We were slave owners': Ex-prison guard taught to view North ...

'We were slave owners': Ex-prison guard taught to view North ...  - Now, Mr. An is one of the survivors of North Korea's vast gulag – said to hold about 150,000 people – who campaign against human rights abuses that they  ...

Fairer elections, more justice, better media 'all offer hope'

Fairer elections, more justice, better media 'all offer hope'  - Powerful people in Thailand were also "undeveloped", leading to abuse of power. So the media should to try to educate the public more, he concluded.

Thai exchange student thankful for exposure to America

Thai exchange student thankful for exposure to America  - "I'm happy just being here and coming back to see the people ," said the 65-year-old, who is vice president at the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Thailand   ...

Thai govt calls for patience in face of flood

Thai govt calls for patience in face of flood  - The Thai government on Saturday urged people to be patient and trust the government in tackling the flood situation when the eastern part of the country is  ...

Day Trips From Chiang Mai

Day Trips From Chiang Mai  -  Thai people love getting close to nature and there are national parks all over northern Thailand with soaring peaks, cascading waterfalls and enough rare  ...

Thai reconciliation forum: How to do it better

Thai reconciliation forum: How to do it better  -  Thailand has been caught in a political deadlock since 2006 when the ... Thaksin's camp then responded with their own people's armies, the so-called red shirts,  ...

Human rights defenders 'ignored'

Human rights defenders 'ignored'  - Although more people are emerging to defend human rights in Thailand , they are still ignored or stigmatised for fighting against the culture of official impunity,  ...

American Held In Thailand Indicted In Attempt To Kill DEA Agent

American Held In Thailand Indicted In Attempt To Kill DEA Agent  - An American arrested in Thailand on drug trafficking charges led a ground of former military snipers who killed people for money, U.S. officials said Friday

Poll: Stop corruption, politicians told

Poll: Stop corruption, politicians told  - A majority of people say one of the 10 things they want politicians, be they in the ... Thailand is a money laundering whirlpool for Thais and foreigners .

NACO on tour: Panda power fuels a better relationship with China

NACO on tour: Panda power fuels a better relationship with China  - He says polling shows anxiety about product safety, China's military buildup, and the human rights situation. “A growing tide of negativity” came out during the  ...

China and Russia in a firm stance to support Sri Lanka at the ...

China and Russia in a firm stance to support Sri Lanka at the ...  -  China reiterates that it will extend maximum support to the measures taken by Sri Lanka to safeguard human rights and to carry forward the reconciliation  ...

China activist goes missing ahead of UN human rights review

China activist goes missing ahead of UN human rights review  - China activist goes missing ahead of UN human rights review ... BEIJING: When the United Nations scrutinises China's human rights record next month, Cao  ...

Gays a threat to human existence: Gambian president

Gays a threat to human existence: Gambian president  - Andre Banks, executive director of global gay rights group All Out, said Jammeh's remarks were “paranoid and disturbing.” “In his list of the world's greatest  ...

Minister Kenney issues statement to recognize Human Rights in ...

Minister Kenney issues statement to recognize Human Rights in ...  - “The Government of Canada is proud to join with the Council for Human Rights in North Korea to commemorate today as the inaugural day of recognition for  ...

Guide for gay employees

Guide for gay employees  - On September 25, Community Business, an non-profit organization dedicated to advancing Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Asia , issued the LGBT   ...

In-depth Research and Development Forecast of China's Children ...

In-depth Research and Development Forecast of China's Children ...  - In-depth Research and Development Forecast of China's Children English ... In China, there are 200 million children who are learning English, and nearly 40%  ...

China's One-Child Policy: Lucrative Revenue Source For Provincial ...

China's One- Child Policy: Lucrative Revenue Source For Provincial ...  - The perfectly natural desire of Chinese to have more than one child has unexpectedly provided abundant funds to provincial and local governments – 19  ...

Chinese couples seeking American women for surrogate pregnancies

Chinese couples seeking American women for surrogate pregnancies  - A report on Monday by Reuters said that wealthy Chinese families are increasingly enlisting U.S. women to carry their children for a number of reasons—to  ...

Karzai meets China leaders amid security concerns

Karzai meets China leaders amid security concerns  - Afghan President Hamid Karzai gestures to Chinese children who are waving flowers and national flags as he walks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a  ...

96 school children hospitalised in China

96 school children hospitalised in China  - Beijing: At least 96 school children were on Friday hospitalised with suspected food poisoning in a northern Chinese province.

7 things you should know before visiting Thailand!

7 things you should know before visiting Thailand !  -  Thai people are known for having sweet and calm tone when talking. They will appreciate it if you do the same. Even if you are not really mad, they might feel a  ...

The Dark Side of Thailand's Full Moon Party

The Dark Side of Thailand's Full Moon Party  - The Full Moon Party that takes place in Thailand attracts people from all over the world, with music, dancing, drinking and just out right partying on the beach into  ...

Rihanna poses with protected primate in Thailand

Rihanna poses with protected primate in Thailand  - BANGKOK - Pop star Rihanna spent a weekend at the beach in Thailand , leaving ... That didn't sit well with authorities, who arrested two people for allegedly  ...

Thais drink little milk, stay short

Thais drink little milk, stay short  - Thai young people tend to be short in stature because they do not drink much ... Thai people consume less milk than other Southeast Asian countries, with Thais  ...

Pinoy among 6 arrested in drug bust in Thailand

Pinoy among 6 arrested in drug bust in Thailand  - A Filipino was among six people arrested in Thailand Wednesday for allegedly being part of an international drug trafficking network whose operations included  ...

China promotes thrift among students

China promotes thrift among students  -  China promotes thrift among students ... A national conference was held Thursday to promote education about saving food, water and electricity among students.

Xi vows better education for all Chinese

Xi vows better education for all Chinese  - BEIJING - President Xi Jinping has vowed efforts to ensure education opportunities for every Chinese child to mark the first anniversary of the  ..

Higher Education in 2020

Higher Education in 2020  -  China and Malaysia will rise as exporters of higher education . Students will prefer blended learning to fully online learning: “The future is blended.” Regarding  ...

Debate rages over release of 'rumormonger'

Debate rages over release of 'rumormonger'  - Parents and children watch performance art that criticizes online rumors at Liaocheng University in Shandong Province on August 23, as the performer cuts a  ...

Toddlers' death in washing machine incident not homicide, police ...

Toddlers' death in washing machine incident not homicide, police ...  - Reports of the heart-wrenching tragedy have triggered harsh criticism on China's social media of the parents' negligence in looking after their children . “The two  ...

Dancers from Qingdao, Richmond to share stage

Dancers from Qingdao, Richmond to share stage  -  Children in the traditional Chinese dance company will showcase classical Chinese dance and ballet, while local dancers will show them how kids in Canada  ...

A portrait of childhood around the world

A portrait of childhood around the world  - Many say China's one- child policy has spawned a nation of over-indulged “little emperors and empresses”. One district nurse admitted spending a third of her  ...

North Korea seen close to miniaturizing nuclear warhead

North Korea seen close to miniaturizing nuclear warhead  - SEOUL -   North Korea is close to developing a nuclear warhead small enough to be mounted on a long-range ballistic missile, a Chinese expert  ...

UN probe revives hope for Thai 'abducted by N. Korea'

UN probe revives hope for Thai 'abducted by N. Korea '  - Thirty-five years after she vanished from Macau, relatives of a Thai woman believed to have been snatched by North Korean agents hope that a landmark UN  ...

S Korean leftist MP charged with rebellion

S Korean leftist MP charged with rebellion  - SEOUL: South Korean prosecutors on Thursday formally charged a leftist lawmaker with plotting an armed revolt in support of North Korea . United Progressive  ...

S. Korea sets aside 40.2 billion won for DMZ peace park project

S. Korea sets aside 40.2 billion won for DMZ peace park project  - The government set aside 40.2 billion won (US$37.3 million) in next year's budget proposal for a project calling for the  ...

Experts: Be alert of H7N9

Experts: Be alert of H7N9  -  China has remained free of new human H7N9 cases for more than a month since the last fatality — a 51-year-old woman who died of multiple organ failure  ...

Scientists come face to face with evolution's missing link

Scientists come face to face with evolution's missing link  - While Lucy filled the relatively minor gap between modern humans and apes, the discovery of the fish fossil in China fills in a huge gap between ancient  ...

Karen Refugees in Thailand Wary of Return to Burma

Karen Refugees in Thailand Wary of Return to Burma  - Karen Refugees in Thailand Wary of Return to Burma ... Since 2005, more than 83,000 people who fled Burma to Thailand have resettled in third countries, with  ...

Survey says 71% of Thais phub, choose mobile phones over people

Survey says 71% of Thais phub, choose mobile phones over people  - A recent survey showed 71% of Thais “phubbing” – avoiding direct contact with people around you by looking at your mobile phone instead of paying  ...

Thailand swamped by heavy rains

Thailand swamped by heavy rains  - NEARLY two million people have been affected by flooding across Thailand after ... says Plan's acting programme director in Thailand , Supol Singhapoom.

A towering tribute in Raynham

A towering tribute in Raynham  - But without the external, the Thai Buddhist community could not host conferences for hundreds of people or house a museum dedicated to the king of Thailand ,  ...

Hip-Hop Rumors: Rihanna's Recent Trip to Thailand Got People ...

Hip-Hop Rumors: Rihanna's Recent Trip to Thailand Got People ...  - Rihanna innocently posted the photo you see to her instagram page during her recent trip to Thailand , and now folks might be going to jail. Bad Gyal Ri Ri  ...

Trade pact could pave way for PRC spies, activist says

Trade pact could pave way for PRC spies, activist says  -  ... Taiwan Association for China's Human Rights president Yang Hsien-hung (楊 ... for the continuation of the “status quo” — China is quietly changing the rules.

Chinese Delegation's Bullying Boomerangs at UN Rights Meeting

Chinese Delegation's Bullying Boomerangs at UN Rights Meeting  - The Chinese delegation made its presence known in March at a side event about human rights in China held at the United Nations. The tossing of a microphone  ...

Governments must focus on China's failed policies in Tibet

Governments must focus on China's failed policies in Tibet  - "Governments cannot let this opportunity pass to put China's human rights practices under the microscope on an international stage. They must Stand Up for  ...

China activist Cao Shunli 'disappears': rights group

China activist Cao Shunli 'disappears': rights group  - Beijing-based rights activist Cao Shunli was boarding a flight for Geneva earlier ... of the United Nations' Human Rights Council review of China's rights record,  ...

HRW claims Chinese legal rights activist disappeared post ...

HRW claims Chinese legal rights activist disappeared post ...  - 26 (ANI): China's Human Rights Watch (HRW) has claimed that a well-known legal rights activist disappeared after being questioned by Beijing airport police on  ...

UN probe revives hope for Thai 'abducted by N. Korea'

UN probe revives hope for Thai 'abducted by N. Korea '  - The family recently submitted its evidence about her abduction to the UN Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights in North Korea , which was set up in March  ...

Abe, UN chief Ban vow cooperation over Syria, North Korea

Abe, UN chief Ban vow cooperation over Syria, North Korea  - Abe expressed hope that a U.N. commission that visited Japan in late August to investigate human rights violations in North Korea will draft a meaningful report,  ...

Pakistan's gays in dark after Muslim nation's first gay website blocked

Pakistan's gays in dark after Muslim nation's first gay website blocked  - Hong Kong (CNN) -- Pakistan, ranked by the Pew Research Center as one of the least tolerant countries in the world for gays , has pulled the plug on its only  ...

LGBT workplace inclusion guide for China launched

LGBT workplace inclusion guide for China launched  - A new guide to LGBT inclusion in the workplace was launched yesterday in Beijing with the help of IBM and Goldman Sachs – two recognized global leaders  ...

Why Chinese Couples Choose US Surrogates to Create American ...

Why Chinese Couples Choose US Surrogates to Create American ...  - Still others want their kids to be educated in America, where academic pressure is not nearly as intense as in China . Not all Chinese are tiger mothers and  ...

One-child policy still a massive threat to women, expert warns

One- child policy still a massive threat to women, expert warns  - In wake of the 34th anniversary of China's one- child policy, a women's rights activist has raised concern about those who believe the policy has ended, warning  ...

U.S. Surrogates A Rising Demand For Chinese Elite

U.S. Surrogates A Rising Demand For Chinese Elite  - According to Reuters, an increasing number of pregnant Chinese women travel to America to obtain U.S. citizenship for their children by delivering there.

Wealthy Chinese seek US surrogates for 2nd child, green card

Wealthy Chinese seek US surrogates for 2nd child , green card  - Wealthy Chinese are hiring American women to serve as surrogates for their children , creating a small but growing business in $120,000  ...

Case study: Development imbalances in China

Case study: Development imbalances in China  - Abstract: In preparation for the global report on the post-2015 development agenda, Save the Children (UK) has commissioned China to carry out case studies  ...

Proud children of Genghis Khan

Proud children of Genghis Khan  - Hulunbuir is China's largest grassland and a place where ethnic Mongolians' nomadic herding lifestyles have continued for millennia. Cang Lide examines  ...

Wealthy Chinese Seek American Surrogates for Second Children

Wealthy Chinese Seek American Surrogates for Second Children  - Wealthy Chinese are hiring American women to serve as surrogates for their children , creating a small but growing business in $120,000 "designer" American  ...

Debate over behaviour on Beijing's subways

Debate over behaviour on Beijing's subways  -  Children answering the call of nature on public transport, sometimes with the ... Dai Bin , director of the China Tourism Academy, says it is a Chinese cultural trait  ...

China maintains "balanced" male to female ratio in university ...

China maintains "balanced" male to female ratio in university ...  - An education official said on Wednesday that China maintained a balanced male to female ratio in university admissions, following media reports of gender  ...

Business students want to return home

Business students want to return home  - Gao Yanding, founder of Yanding US- China Education , a consulting institute for Chinese students to study in the US, said students from richer families were  ...

Education Highlighted in Xinjiang Development

Education Highlighted in Xinjiang Development  - Top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng has called for support for employment, education and talent to ensure development and stability of northwest China's   ...

China: Activist 'Disappeared' Ahead of UN Rights Review

China : Activist 'Disappeared' Ahead of UN Rights Review  - “The president and member countries of the Human Rights Council should speak out against China's systematic suppression of activists trying to take part in  ...

Blind dissident says China still harassing family, urges Obama to act

Blind dissident says China still harassing family, urges Obama to act  - His decision to take refuge there deeply embarrassed China and led to a ... during human rights talks with China , and believed the situation was deteriorating.

China to execute ex-street vendor, provoking outcry

China to execute ex-street vendor, provoking outcry  -  China to execute ex-street vendor, provoking outcry. AFP ... illegal detention, and theft," a spokeswoman for advocacy group Human Rights Watch said last year.

Rights Group Slams China for 'Forcibly Disappearing' Activist

Rights Group Slams China for 'Forcibly Disappearing' Activist  -  Human Rights Watch is urging China to release an activist who was "forcibly disappeared" while trying to participate in a United Nations review of Beijing's  ...

S. Korea stresses trust-building for unification with North

S. Korea stresses trust-building for unification with North  - Meanwhile, North Korea on the same day pushed back scheduled talks over traveling and communications networks in Gaeseong Industrial Complex, without  ...

South Korea to seek new fighter jet after rejecting Boeing

South Korea to seek new fighter jet after rejecting Boeing - "South Korea needs measures for retaliation against North Korean provocation," Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said in Seoul after the decision.

Korea aims to procure 5th generation fighter jets

Korea aims to procure 5th generation fighter jets  - Experts say just possessing the F35-A would act as a strong deterrence to North Korea , and help maintain an air defense balance with China and Japan, both of  ...

China says banned exports to North Korea not meant as punishment

China says banned exports to North Korea not meant as punishment  - A list of goods banned for export to North Korea signals China's commitment to enforcing international sanctions and is in no way intended to punish Pyongyang,  ...

Thailand condemns terrorism in Kenya

Thailand condemns terrorism in Kenya  - The statement said the Thai government wished to express solidarity with the people and government of Kenya during this difficult time. “ Thailand will work with  ...

Migrant Workers Keep Thai Fishing Industry Afloat

Migrant Workers Keep Thai Fishing Industry Afloat  -  Thailand sits near the bottom of an annual US people trafficking report and must improve its efforts on combating forced labor or face relegation next year  ...

Thais abusing visa, working in Japan

Thais abusing visa, working in Japan  - The visa exemption for a 15-day visit to Japan is being wrongly used as a channel for people seeking illegal work in Japan, and this could affect Thailand's   ...

Thailand Mulls To Cut Tax On Luxury Goods

Thailand Mulls To Cut Tax On Luxury Goods  - BANGKOK -  Thailand's Ministry of Finance will seek the Cabinet to cut tax on luxury goods late next month, aimed to boost people's   ...

A Radical North Korea Solution

A Radical North Korea Solution  - No doubt this would be deeply traumatizing for any individual North Koreans , and I can only argue it would be somewhat less of a human rights violation than  ...

LGBT groups barred from Shenzhen charity fair

LGBT groups barred from Shenzhen charity fair  - The Shenzhen ' China Charity Fair,' is apparently a hetero-only affair, as several gay -rights advocacy groups were asked to leave the meet-up this weekend.

Chinese Schools to Get Independent Education Inspectors

Chinese Schools to Get Independent Education Inspectors  - According to the Ministry of Education , over 300 thousand primary and middles schools here in China will be installed with inspectors by the end of this year.

Beijing Conference Tackles Education Barriers for Disabled Students

Beijing Conference Tackles Education Barriers for Disabled Students  - Conference participants learned that according to China's Education Ministry, 28% of children with disabilities are not enrolled in school. Mainstream primary  ...

Classroom in Laos is first experiment in China's moves to set up ..

Classroom in Laos is first experiment in China's moves to set up ..  - Education officials in China are promoting the notion of the country's universities ... China's Education Ministry declined The Associated Press' request for an  ...

South Korea Reaffirms North Korea is Not a Nuclear State

South Korea Reaffirms North Korea is Not a Nuclear State  - South Korea Reaffirms North Korea is Not a Nuclear State. South Korean defence ministry says North Korea does not have a technique to develop miniaturized  ...

China bans several weapon-related North Korea exports

China bans several weapon-related North Korea exports  - China says it has banned the export to North Korea of several weapon-related technologies which could be used in the development of nuclear weapons.

Changes in the face of our military families

Changes in the face of our military families  -  North Korea indefinitely postponed scheduled reunions of families separated by the 1950-53 Korean War, an apparent setback after weeks of improving ties  ...

Seoul urges Pyongyang to resume family reunions

Seoul urges Pyongyang to resume family reunions  - But the North abruptly announced on Saturday that it was putting the event on indefinite hold, blaming the "hostile'' attitude of the South Korean government.

China lashes out at Japan military radar plans

China lashes out at Japan military radar plans  - BEIJING  — China criticized Japan on Monday for its plans to install a cutting-edge U.S. military radar system to monitor North Korean missile launches,  ...

Separated family members distraught over postponed reunion

Separated family members distraught over postponed reunion  -  ... anticipation were shattered for 85-year-old Hong Sin-ja who was looking forward to meeting her now 82-year-old younger sister Young-ja living in North Korea   ...

N. Korea denies Kim Jong Un's wife had links to executed musicians

N. Korea denies Kim Jong Un's wife had links to executed musicians  - PYONGYANG -  North Korea denies allegations that leader Kim Jong Un's wife had links to a group of musicians who were  ...

North Korea can likely build key nuke parts: US experts

North Korea can likely build key nuke parts: US experts  - SEOUL -  North Korean scientists are able to build crucial equipment for uranium-based nuclear bombs on their own, cutting the need for imports  ...

Mandalay a hotspot for human trafficking

Mandalay a hotspot for human trafficking  -  China is the preferred destination for human traffickers, he said, accounting for 80 percent of all cases from Myanmar, according to the MPF's anti- human   ...

Multiple Angles of Approach

Multiple Angles of Approach  - The forum was jointly organized by the China Society for Human Rights Studies (CSHRS), the largest human rights academic group in China , and the China   ...

China's gay rights groups asked to pull out of Shenzhen charity fair

China's gay rights groups asked to pull out of Shenzhen charity fair  - Several Chinese gay rights advocacy groups were asked to pull their display boards and brochures from a national charity fair held in Shenzhen over the  ...

Robots May Revolutionize China's Electronics Manufacturing

Robots May Revolutionize China's Electronics Manufacturing  - A new worker's revolution is rising in China , and it doesn't involve humans . Delta Electronics has developed robots that can work on assembly lines that it hopes  ...

EU special representative for Human Rights visits Tibet

EU special representative for Human Rights visits Tibet  - Dharamshala: - The EU Special Representative for Human Rights Mr Lambrinidis has noted "worrying trends in key areas of human   ...

China's space station to open for foreign peers

China's space station to open for foreign peers  - Yang made the remarks during the five-day United Nations/ China Workshop on Human Space Technology, which opened in Beijing on Monday. A total of 150  ...

China Plans To Open Doors To Foreign Astronauts: Report

China Plans To Open Doors To Foreign Astronauts: Report  -  China's human spaceflight program may soon be opening the door to foreign astronauts. The Asian nation has so far been forging ahead with a small space  ...

China's Crackdown Prompts Outrage Over Boy's Arrest

China's Crackdown Prompts Outrage Over Boy's Arrest  - Rights defenders and free-speech advocates have embraced his release as a ... like democracy and human rights , and those it fears could shake its hold on  ...

China's purported plan to phase out forced organ harvesting is no ...

China's purported plan to phase out forced organ harvesting is no ...  - In a country where human rights abuses are rampant, the plan for voluntary organ donations is vague and lacking transparency. China has  ...

Coke launches special Thailand campaign with nicknames printed ...

Coke launches special Thailand campaign with nicknames printed ...  -  Thailand is the first country in Asia to see Coca-Cola's new "Be Fizzy, Be Bold, Share a Coke" campaign in which people's nicknames and their expressions are  ...

Fresh Round of Thai Floods Raise Concerns

Fresh Round of Thai Floods Raise Concerns  - About 1.5 million people from 420,000 households have been affected, and nine ... Thailand suffered its worst flood during the rainy season in 2011: 65 of  ...

Thailand 'outrage' at terror attack in Kenya

Thailand 'outrage' at terror attack in Kenya  -  Thailand is outraged by the many deaths and injuries caused by the terrorist ... "The people and the government of Thailand wishes to express our solidarity with  ...

Melinda Gates: Technology Now Has the Power to Move People

Melinda Gates: Technology Now Has the Power to Move People  - Melinda Gates: Technology Now Has the Power to Move People ... she took her first trip to India and Thailand in 2001, and met the families behind the figures.

A portrait of childhood around the world

A portrait of childhood around the world  - Many say China's one- child policy has spawned a nation of over-indulged “little emperors and empresses”. One district nurse admitted spending a third of her  ...

GENEVA--New HIV infections have plummeted by a third overall since 2001 and more than halved among children, the United Nations said Monday. Globally ...

GENEVA--New HIV infections have plummeted by a third overall since 2001 and more than halved among children , the United Nations said Monday. Globally  ...  -  Lu Qisheng, the headmaster of the school, said another challenge facing Chinese boys stemmed from the country's one- child policy, which was put in place  ...

HIV infections plummet since 2001: UN

HIV infections plummet since 2001: UN  - GENEVA--New HIV infections have plummeted by a third overall since 2001 and more than halved among children , the United Nations said Monday. Globally  ...

Parents of Stolen Children Battle Police Indifference

Parents of Stolen Children Battle Police Indifference  - “Back then, they just told me to keep looking,” said Yuan Cheng, punctuating the sentence with a lengthy drag on his cigarette. Sitting in his mud-floored home in  ...

In China, mixed marriages can be a labor of love

In China , mixed marriages can be a labor of love  - Some biracial children in China don't qualify for a government-issued identification document unless they are registered under the Chinese mother's family  ...

Two-year-old boy dies after being thrown out of building

Two-year-old boy dies after being thrown out of building  - Beijing: A two-year-old Chinese boy died after he was thrown from the sixth floor of a building by a man following an argument with the child's mother, the third  ...

A look at global population trends

A look at global population trends  - Even China is worried about the effect of a declining population 35 years after instituting its draconian "one child " policy. China was concerned that it wouldn't be  ...

Wealthy Chinese seek US surrogates for second child, green card

Wealthy Chinese seek US surrogates for second child , green card  - (Reuters) - Wealthy Chinese are hiring American women to serve as surrogates for their children , creating a small but growing business in $120,000 "designer"  ...

China releases list of goods banned from export to N. Korea

China releases list of goods banned from export to N. Korea  - BEIJING (Reuters) - China has released a list of technologies and goods banned from export to North Korea because of their possible use in building nuclear,  ...

N. Korea tests long-range rocket engine: think-tank

N. Korea tests long-range rocket engine: think-tank  - Separate satellite images analysed by the US-Korea Institute last month showed that North Korea has embarked on a major new construction programme at  ...

North Korea: Panic over as 'chocolate snacks are back'

North Korea : Panic over as 'chocolate snacks are back'  - Some North Koreans have been shelling out up to a fifth of the average monthly income for a single chocolate snack, it's claimed. Supplies of Choco Pie,  ...

Chinese schools get independent education inspectors

Chinese schools get independent education inspectors  -  China is to install independent inspectors in all its 300,000 primary and middle schools by the end of this year to improve educational quality and  ...