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China’s younger generation hit the gym in search of sculpted bodies

The ‘ideal’ body image is changing on the mainland, and more people are willing to pay both time and money to achieve it

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Lower voting age makes many wonder 'Where's Japan's Bernie?'

From a shrinking population and a social welfare system creaking under huge ranks of retirees to a stagnant economy that is all they have ever known, Japanese youth have plenty to gripe about.

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PM Lee Hsien Loong marks Youth Day with jump shot photo, urges youth not to be afraid of making mistakes

A "young at heart" Facebook post by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to mark Youth Day on Sunday (July 3) has prompted a deluge of jump shot photos from fellow Singaporeans.

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Australians drinking less alcohol than at any time since 1960s: study

Young Australians are helping drive the nation to its lowest alcohol consumption levels since the early 1960s, according to a new study.

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Brexit represents defeat for social pluralism, say experts

Brexit is a defeat for social pluralism, and this is a serious problem, according to academics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).

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How Brexit Could Affect People with Anxiety Disorders in the UK

It would be unwise to underestimate the impact of Brexit might have on the psyche of Britain's young people who are already drowning in the quicksand of their predecessors' debt.

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Top political advisor meets mainland-based young Taiwan entrepreneurs

Top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng has wished start-ups of young entrepreneurs from Taiwan a success in the Chinese mainland thanks to the supportive environment in the mainland.

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President Obama meets young people in HCM City

US President Barack Obama met and talked with more than 800 young people at the Young Southeast Asia Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) in Ho Chi Minh City on May 25.

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Rampant youth homelessness costs Australia 500 million USD annually: study

Rising rates of youth homelessness costs the Australian health and justice system almost half a billion U.S. dollars each year, a comprehensive study has found.

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​Bernard Chan: Engage the young in policymaking

NPC deputy and ExCo member says youthful idealism a well to be tapped.

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HK Young mothers face same old problems

As Hong Kong struggles to increase its fertility rate, hovering well below “replacement” level, young mothers who gave birth at an early age often find that motherhood comes with nightmares. The young women complain that not only do they face hardships raising a child, but that they also meet with open discrimination.

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12 men jailed for abusing young girl

West Yorkshire Police said the men from the Keighley and Bradford area were sentenced at Bradford Crown Court for the offences which occurred in Keighley, north England.

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Australia's youth smoking rate hits record low

Smoking among Australia's youth has reached a record low, with researchers attributing the steady decline to tighter regulation of tobacco products.

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Cambodia launches new jobs strategy for next decade

The Cambodian government has unveiled its national jobs strategy for the next decade, gearing up for the challenges and opportunities of ASEAN integration and the kingdom's continued economic rise, local media reported Friday.

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Women enjoy higher status, but equality challenges remain

After Liu Xia, 28, gave birth to a child this year, her husband started to do more housework: cooking, washing clothes and mopping the floor. Liu is only responsible for taking care of her baby.

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Chinese student's water design debuts during World Water Week

​"My design is a UAV for monitoring water quality, and it uses some of remote sensing technology to reach the goal," said Ke Shuai, from Middle School attached to HUST China. He presented his design on Sunday during World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Former Brazilian president chides ruling party for losing ideals

Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday rebuked the ruling left-leaning Workers' Party for losing sight of its ideals.