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Baby food shortage in Europe due to China demand

Baby Food - AP

Yong-Hee Kim still can't believe that in a prosperous country like Germany, powdered baby formula would ever be rationed and that she would have to scour shops in the German capital to find the right brand for her 13-month-old son.

 

Dad Hires In-Game 'Assassins' To Discourage Son's Gaming Habit

Video Games

Frustrated by his adult son's incessant gaming habit, a man in China reportedly hired a number of in-game master "hitmen" to annihilate his son's avatar over and over again in an attempt to deter him from playing.

 

Chinese couples come to U.S. to have children through surrogacy

Surrogacy

China does not permit surrogate parenting, but that country's rising affluence has given many couples the option of using U.S. surrogacy clinics. Americans have long gone to China to adopt babies.

 

Outrage in China after toddler run over

Outrage in China after toddler run over

Gruesome footage of a toddler falling victim to two successive hit-and-run accidents and then ignored by many passers-by at the scene last week in southern China continued to galvanize the nation Monday, prompting a fierce debate on the state of morality in Chinese society.

Senh: This is just really sad. The hospital said she's already brain-dead. This incident also reminds you that you just can't EVER leave a toddler out of your site. Not for even a minute. They are naturally curious. This is not to put the blame on the parents, but just a reminder. The real blame is on the two drivers who ran her over and didn't stop to check up on her. I can't believe the passersby didn't do anything either.

 

Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks the habit

Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks the habit

Indonesia's smoking toddler has kicked the habit. Footage of 2-year-old Aldi Rizal - who smoked up to two packs a day - puffing away circulated the Internet in May and sparked an international outcry. His parents said he'd throw tantrums every time they tried to stop him from lighting up.

 

Mom seeks help for toddler smoker

Mom seeks help for toddler smoker

Two-year-old Aldi yanked on his mother's hair and squirmed in her arms.

 

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