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Google's search to fit in in China

12/15/2007

"It's a name that would appear to have been picked by someone who doesn't know Chinese," said Liu Bin, an analyst at Beijing-based researcher BDA China Ltd.

For all the waiting children

12/10/2007

You don't know them yet, but your future mom and dad already call you their son. They can't wait to meet you.

Cambodia promises adoption law is inching forward

12/4/2007

"We are passing a law relating to adoptions but in drafting it we must consider all the benefits," the paper quoted Visalo as saying.

A ‘Normal’ Family

12/4/2007

People who once would have intruded with a boorish question seem to have been replaced by others who want to share their own abiding connection to adoption.

Foreign Adoptions in U.S. Drop

12/1/2007

Figures for the 2007 fiscal year, provided by the State Department on Friday, showed that adoptions from abroad have fallen to 19,411, down about 15 percent in just the past two years.

Debunking Myths about China's Legal System

11/30/2007

Plenty of misinformation has been circulated about Beijing's laws and lawyers. It's time to acknowledge how much progress has been made.