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Population News Tuesday March 11th 2008



China says no changes to one-child policy for at least a decadeChina says no changes to one-child policy for at least a decade
(KRON 4 Bay Area: Mon, 10 Mar) BEIJING (AP) - China's top family planning official says the country won't consider changing its one-child policy for at least another decade. He's quoted in the China Daily Newspaper as saying there would be major fluctuations in population growth if the rule were abandoned now.


Modernity robs Modernity robs "going sim" of its poetry
(Vietnam Net: Tue, 11 Mar) VietNamNet Bridge - Spring is the time of love for romantic Van Kieu and Pa Co teenagers and I find the stories about their "going sim" – their traditional nocturnal courting – so attractive that I decided to visit the highland Huong Hoa and Dakrong districts of central Quang Tri Province to see it for myself.


Western bean cutworm moves into MissouriWestern bean cutworm moves into Missouri
(Iowa Farmer: Tue, 11 Mar) JOHNSTON --- The Western bean cutworm, which moved across Iowa from 2000 to 2004, has in the past year moved into the eastern Cornbelt and south into Missouri.



World Population

One-child policy to stayOne-child policy to stay
(Sydney Morning Herald: Mon, 10 Mar) China's top population official has ruled out any changes to the one-child policy for at least the next decade because the country is about to experience another baby boom.


China to maintain one-child policyChina to maintain one-child policy
(Charleston Daily Mail: Mon, 10 Mar) BEIJING - China won't consider changing its one-child policy for at least another decade, the country's top family planning official said in a published interview today.


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