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China to see more couples apply for second child

​A health official predicted that China will see more couples apply for a second child this year than 2014, as a result of easing one-child policy to allow couples to have a second child if either parent is an only child.

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ILO, Cambodian garment manufacturers to eliminate child labour

ILO, Cambodian garment manufacturers group to join hands to eliminate child labour

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Myanmar continues efforts to end recruitment of minors in military service

​Myanmar continued efforts to end recruitment of minors in military service, releasing 80 more child soldiers from military services and sending them back to their homes in its latest move.

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No timetable for full relaxation on one-child policy in China

China currently has no plans to suspend or further relax its one-child policy, Zhao Yanpei, an official with the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC), said Wednesday.

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700 million girls fall victim to child marriage: UNFPA expert

More than 700 million girls under the age of 18 have been forced into child marriage, an official of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) said in an interview with Xinhua, adding that the issue of forced child marriage is complicated.

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India's Nobel Peace Prize laureate hopeful of winning war against child slavery

​Kailash Satyarthi, co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace 2014, said on Sunday that he is hopeful of winning the war against child slavery.

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India's Nobel Peace Prize laureate hopeful of winning war against child slavery

Kailash Satyarthi, co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace 2014, said on Sunday that he is hopeful of winning the war against child slavery.

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Most Chinese provincial areas relax one-child policy

Twenty-nine of 31 provincial regions in the Chinese mainland have relaxed the decades-old one-child policy, allowing couples to have a second baby if either parent is an only child, said a senior family planning official on Thursday.

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Australian child abuse cases increase 30 pct: report

The number of Australian child abuse reports increased by 30 percent over a two year period, according to new figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) released on Friday.

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"Cured" HIV baby now has detectable virus: researchers

The child known as the " Mississippi baby," an infant seemingly cured of HIV, now has detectable levels of the virus after more than two years of not taking antiretroviral therapy, U.S. researchers said Thursday.

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Myanmar, UNICEF plans to collect data on child labor

Myanmar government and UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) are planning to collect the data on child labor as part of a four-year plan for elimination of child labor in the country, according to Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security Wednesday.

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Surrogate mothers allowed in Vietnam for humanitarian reasons

Vietnam's recently amended Marriage and Family Law has allowed surrogate mothers for humanitarian purposes, which is believed to bring hope to many Vietnamese women who are incapable of child bearing.

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New Zealand design to cut lethal risks of swallowed batteries

A simple layer of food coloring on the button-like lithium batteries that power toys and other household gadgets could save the lives of countless infants around the world, a New Zealand researcher said Thursday.

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Japanese gov't cracks down on child pornography

Japan's Lower House of parliament on Thursday approved a bill banning the possession of child pornography with the bill expected to swiftly be passed and moved to the upper house for ratification before the current Diet session ends June 22.

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China's emerging "two-child generation" faces parenting challenges

After Wang Qian gave birth to her baby girl, her two-year-old son visited her in hospital. Wang passed a present to the boy, telling him, "This is a gift from your little sister."

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Nobel laureate speaks up for one-child families

More than a year after his Nobel win that rocked the country, Chinese writer Mo Yan is still ill at ease with the media attention.

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Cost of child care in Australia on the rise: report

Rising cost for child care has become a heavier burden for parents in Australia, said a report released on Tuesday.     The Productivity Commission's 2014 report on government services shows that the rise of child care cost has been at almost double the rate of inflation over the past year, with parents now paying for about 364 AU dollars (317 U.S. dollars) a week.