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1. News - World - MALAWI

   Madonna rejects Malawi's stinging attack during visit as 'politics'

   Posted Apr 12th 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... and depressing" that the singer seemed to want "Malawi to be forever chained to the obligation of gratitude" for having adopted two Malawian children, President Joyce Banda's government ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1212374/madonna-rejects-malawis-stinging-attack-during-visit-politics
2. News - Asia - AUSTRALIA

   Australia apologises for forced adoptions

   Posted Mar 22nd 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News Asia Forced Adoption Canberra Agence France-Presse in Sydney Australia yesterday apologised for the brutal and often illegal forced adoption of tens of thousands of babies born mostly to unmarried mothers between the 1950s and 1970s. The adoptions, driven largely by religious groups in the post-war period," created a lifelong legacy of pain and suffering", the national ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/1196618/australia-apologises-forced-adoptions
3. News - China - SOCIAL WELFARE

   Authorities to encourage adoptions in wake of fire at Henan orphanage

   Posted Jan 11th 2013, 12:00am by Minnie Chan

   ... News China Adoption Private Orphanage Henan Fire Minnie Chan minnie.chan@scmp.com Following fatal fire at orphanage, ministry says it will encourage adoptions and may smooth path for NGOs to set up facilities The Ministry of Civil Affairs will formulate rules to encourage individuals and families to adopt orphans, as well as mulling regulations to make it easier for NGOs to set up ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1125085/authorities-encourage-adoptions-wake-fire-henan-orphanage
4. Best interests

   Posted Feb 20th 2011, 12:00am by Simon Parry

   ... live. So should the youngsters - some in their late teens - be returned to their parents if the new investigation by Vietnamese authorities concludes they were, indeed, sold for adoption ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/738623/best-interests
5. Lifestyle - Family & Education

   Charity helps adoptive families and adoptees in Asia

   Posted Oct 21st 2012, 12:00am by Liana Cafolla

   ... Adoption Liana Cafolla familypost@scmp.com A local charityis providing much-needed support for adoptive families by helpingthem connect with eachother, writes Liana Cafolla When Mina Weight and her husband, Guy Facey, found they could ...

   http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/family-education/article/1065048/charity-helps-adoptive-families-and-adoptees-asia
6. News - World - DIPLOMACY

   Turkish, Dutch PMs clash over lesbians' adoption of Turkish boy

   Posted Mar 23rd 2013, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News World Holland Gay rights Adoption Recep Tayyip Erdogan Agence France-Presse in The Hague Erdogan objects to adoption by lesbian couple of boy born to Turkish woman A diplomatic row over a Turkish boy adopted by a Dutch lesbian couple clouded a visit to the Netherlands by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan aimed at strengthening ties. Erdogan met Dutch counterpart ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1197343/turkish-dutch-pms-clash-over-lesbians-adoption-turkish-boy
7. The chosen few

   Posted Jul 22nd 2012, 12:00am

   ... Social Issues Family Law International Adoption Language of Adoption Adoption Family Law Social Issues Elaine Yau When Connie ...

   http://beta.scmp.com/article/1007434/chosen-few
8. News - World

   Putin vows to sign anti-US adoption bill

   Posted Dec 27th 2012, 11:32pm by AFP

   ... News World US adoption ban Russia Vladimir Putin Agence France-Presse in Moscow Russia’s President Vladimir Putin vowed on Thursday to sign a bill banning Americans from adopting Russian children that has added new strains to the uneasy relations between the former Cold War foes. An aide separately raised the spectre of the Kremlin eliminating all foreign adoptions as part ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1113901/putin-vows-sign-anti-us-adoption-bill
9. News - World - FRANCE

   French rallies back Hollande's plan to legalise gay marriage, adoption

   Posted Dec 18th 2012, 12:00am by AFP

   ... News World Gay marriage Adoption France François Hollande Agence France-Presse in Paris Tens of thousands turn out at demonstrations across France in support of proposed law Tens of thousands of demonstrators turned out in France to show support for the government's plans to legalise gay marriage and adoption. Organisers said 150,000 people gathered in Paris at Bastille ...

   http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1107122/french-rallies-back-hollandes-plan-legalise-gay-marriage-adoption
10. News - Hong Kong - WELFARE

    Hong Kong orphans subjected to racism in Britain: report

    Posted Feb 04th 2013, 12:00am by Stuart Lau

    ... News Hong Kong Racism Orphan International Adoption Britain Hong Kong People British Association for Adoption and Fostering Stuart Lau stuart.lau@scmp.com Difficulties of girls taken away in 1960s by adoptive parents are revealed, with many complaining of prejudice and alienation Hong Kong orphans taken away by their adoptive British parents in the 1960s experienced racism, ...

    http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1142790/hong-kong-orphans-subjected-racism-britain-report

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