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More Parents Would Cut Support for Kids After College

Only around half of Korean parents are willing to be financially responsible for their children after they graduate from university.

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Case of missing boy receives mix of sympathy and criticism from residents, experts

Takayuki Tanooka meets with reporters Friday in Hakodate after his 7-year-old son, Yamato, was found safe after being left on a mountain road last Saturday as punishment for misbehaving. The 44-year-old father apologized for the trouble he caused.

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Missing Japanese boy rescued six days after being left alone in forest by parents as punishment

A seven-year-old boy missing for six days in a bear-inhabited forest in northern Japan, after his parents ordered him out of their car for being naughty, was found alive on Friday, officials said.

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Japanese boy abandoned by parents in Hokkaido forest found alive

​A small boy was found alive on Friday after spending six days in a remote mountainous area in Hokkaido, northern Japan, according to local police and search and rescue officials.

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China's online bargain hunters spend generously on kids

Chinese online shoppers are bargain hunters. But when it comes to the well-being of their children, they can be pretty generous.

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Search continues for boy abandoned in forest by parents as punishment

​Japanese rescuers and policemen searched for a fourth day on Wednesday in a forest for a missing seven-year-old boy abandoned by his parents, but there are still no clues about his fate, rescuers said.

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Boy, 7, vanishes in Hokkaido wilderness after parents order him out of car for being naughty

A seven-year-old boy is missing in a forest in northern Japan after his parents reportedly made him get out of the car as punishment.

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Petition calls for reduced working hours for parents with babies in Portugal

A petition by Portugal's Medical Association calling for working hours to be reduced for parents with children under the age of three garnered over 15,000 signatures on Tuesday.

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Vaccine scandal: parents protest in Chinese capital to demand justice over children's plight

Nearly 70 parents of children injected with suspect vaccines protested outside the health commission in Beijing yesterday morning amid a heavy police presence.

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WOW|“Mom and Dad, Please Don’t Leave”( I )

Teenage is an age of love and hope, and a teenage boy should thirst to explore knowledge in class and sweat heavily on the playground after class, longing for infinite possibilities in the future with parental care and under education.

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Grief still haunts families one year after Kenya's Garissa attack

April 2 will remain a life of agony for most families of students who died in the Garissa University College terror attack in northern Kenya a year ago.

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Loans are double-edged sword for college students

​Zheng Dexing died on March 9, 2015. The college student from Henan Province committed suicide after accumulating loans worth 589,500 yuan (91,000 U.S. dollars) to pay for his gambling addiction.

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SW China hospital simulates two-child family for single children

​A Chinese hospital has launched psychological counseling that simulates a two-child family to help kids raised as single children prepare for unexpected siblings.

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“Unhealthy” education system blamed for HK's recent suicides

​Hong Kong’s unhealthy education system has been blamed for the recent series of student suicides that rocked the community.

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China's "little emperors" reluctant as two-child policy takes effect

​After his mother had another child two months ago, four-year-old Kaikai insisted his little brother be named "Duoduo," meaning "extra."

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Class suspension——a gray area on hazy days in Beijing

While some students were happy to skip school, others saw little to celebrate. Some parents also worried their kids may fall behind if they miss several days of lessons.