East Timor has become a stable democracy after securing independence in 2002. But its finances are precarious, and nearly ...

Strict rules designed to protect children mean large numbers of would-be adopters are facing a near-impossible task The ...

The poverty alleviation relocation programme (2016–2020) was a crucial initiative in China's fight against poverty, which was led and subsidised by the government with voluntary participation from the ...

The sight of the 38 smiling girls, aged from 7 to 14, dressed in traditional Yi attire and their pure, clear voices as they ...

Chinese director Huo Meng's Berlin competition drama explores 1990s rural life through a boy left with extended family while ...

Thorsten Bruce hopes his 13,000km trip will prove life-changing not just for him but for a children’s home in the Himalayas.

India is everything the People's Republic of China is not: a bastion of freedom and a worthy partner for the United States.

A North West based woman, aged 64, is languishing in abject poverty and demanding answers from First National Bank (FNB) ...

The number of new marriages recorded in China fell to a record low last year, despite sweeping government efforts to ...

Farmers are turning away from educating their children beyond compulsory schooling, a gap that could lead to a human capital ...

Bangkok was the fourth most polluted city in the world - seeing over 350 schools closed to protect the health of children.

The lives of 51 million children in eastern and southern Africa are at risk, with their futures often hanging by a thread, ...