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Yearning for family transcends borders

8/6/2006

Once upon a time, there was a couple who longed for a child. On the other side of the world, there was a child who dreamed of a family.

China struggles to control acid rain-causing SO2

8/3/2006

China has become the world's top emitter of acid rain-causing sulphur dioxide.

China's Fight Against Selective Abortions

8/3/2006

China has not relaxed its fight against sex selection abortions even though its newly revised Criminal Law does not criminalize the practice.

Adoptions in US Feed Guatemalan "Baby Farm"

8/2/2006

Every 100th baby born in Guatemala is adopted in the United States, making the Central American country the No. 1 source of such children in the West- ern Hemisphere.

Adoption Law of China

8/2/2006

This Law is enacted to protect the lawful adoptive relationship and to safeguard the rights of parties involved in the adoptive relationship.

Clinics for kids adopted from overseas

7/24/2006

Many children arrive with "a background of malnourishment and lack of stimulation, a lack of medical care," said Dianne Atteberry, director of the Kansas City branch of the Children's Hope International adoption agency.