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Social media giant TikTok sued by former children's commissioner

Anna Longfield is calling on TikTok to protect under-13s who use the app. Damages in the case could run into billions of pounds.

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18,000 child refugees have disappeared in Europe in last three years

Children play in a new temporary refugee camp in Kara Tepes, Lesbos Island, Greece, September 19, 2020. /Getty Over 18,000 child refugees have gone missing in Europe in the last three years, a

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Matsuyama makes history as first Asian-born player to win golf major

Hideki Matsuyama becomes the first Japanese man to win a major championship with a one-shot Masters victory over Will Zalatoris in Augusta, Georgia, U.S., April 11, 2021. /CFP Japan is a golf-

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Matsuyama makes history as first Asian-born player to win golf major

Hideki Matsuyama becomes the first Japanese man to win a major championship with a one-shot Masters victory over Will Zalatoris in Augusta, Georgia, U.S., April 11, 2021. /CFP Japan is a golf-

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Pornography causing backward step in boys' respect for girls, say victims and teachers

Messaging apps like Snapchat see girls sent abusive messages by boys of their age, and they feel unable to report them.

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Investment app for millennials Groww raises $83 million at over $1 billion valuation

More than 200 million people in India transact money digitally, but fewer than 30 million invest in mutual funds and stocks.An Indian startup that is attempting to change this figure by courting mille

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U.S. CDC: Most kids with severe inflammatory illness had mild COVID-19

A young boy taking the COVID-19 test at St. John's Well Child & Fitness Center in South Los Angeles, U.S., January 12, 2021. /CFP Most children with a serious inflammatory illness linked to th

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Thousands of EU children face ‘cliff edge’ as still without post-Brexit status three months before deadline

Thousands of European children living in care in the UK face becoming undocumented within months as only one in four has been granted post-Brexit immigration status, da

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Barty ousts Azarenka while Cilic advances at Miami Open

Ashleigh Barty hits a backhand during the fourth round match of the Miami Open in Miami, U.S., March 29, 2021. /CFP Top-ranked defending champion Ashleigh Barty advanced to the quarter-finals

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Center aims to build better reading skills among migrant children

05:02 "What is the purpose of reading? It's part of life." So said philanthropist Yue Yihua in a speech at the year-end awards ceremony at Beijing Jindi Elementary Scho

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Norwegian Prof Urges to 'Rebel a Little' Against COVID Measures Amid 'National Obedience Contest'

According to Professor Charlotte Reedtz, people are too obedient in their acceptance of the strict anti-coronavirus measures, which have led to a large increase in ment

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Hong Kong's Gen Z is talking. Are you listening?

04:24 Editor's note: Hong Kong is an inalienable part of China. However, there has been a smattering of anti-Chinese mainland sentiment among some Hong Kong youngsters,

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Galapagos island gets 36 endangered giant tortoises

Three dozen endangered giant tortoises, born and raised in captivity, have been released into the wild on one of the Galapagos islands, where their kind is from.The Galapagos National Park said the 3

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Mental health for 332 mln children linked to COVID lockdown policies

Children attend a provisional class organized by kindergarten teacher Juliet Namanda at her home in Kampala, capital of Uganda, June 19, 2020. /Xinhua The UN Children's Fund, UNICEF,says the m

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What's causing a spike in hate crimes targeting Asians?

Masked girl on a subway. /Getty Editor's note:Haider Rifaat is a writer for South China Morning Post, Arabian Moda magazine, Good Times magazine and OK! Pakistan. The article reflects the auth

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Six-year-old Chinese snowboarder stuns many with superb skills

00:38 Chinese Wang Qiuwei, now six years old, is projecting himself as a future snowboarding star, impressing everyone with his smooth skills.The footage, which shows him gliding down

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Six-year-old Chinese snowboarder stuns many with superb skills

00:38 Chinese Wang Qiuwei, now six years old, is projecting himself as a future snowboarding star, impressing everyone with his smooth skills.The footage, which shows him gliding down