While the change of family planning policy allows couples to have an additional child legally, the high costs associated with growing a family discourages those who can't afford even one.
Classes resumed at 62 elementary and junior high schools in Kumamoto Prefecture on May 9, bringing a sense of normalcy to young lives in the quake-battered southern prefecture.
Although power and water supply services are gradually recovering, many evacuees from the Kumamoto earthquake disaster are too traumatized to return to their homes.
Hong Kong’s Flower Market full of blooms and shoppers despite extreme weather and slower economy.
Indonesia is bracing for the return of experienced Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (IS) fighters from the Middle East who would be capable of carrying out attacks far more deadly than the assault on Jakarta last week, the country's police chief said on Monday (Jan 18).
Pakistan has hailed the China- Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as a fate changer, saying it is vital in helping drive its economic growth.
Millions of South Africans stood in long queues to cast their votes on Wednesday during the country's fifth national election, without obstructions.
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