The number of foreign children adopted by US parents dropped about 14 per cent last year, led by a 22 per cent decline in adoptions of Chinese children. Only 1,475 Chinese children were adopted in the US last year, down from 7,903 in 2005.

Insecure cache discovered by Dutch internet expert Victor Gevers, who earlier identified surveillance database tracking 2.5 million residents in Xinjiang.

Millions of followers of four identical little girls are enchanted with their daily adventures which their parents are live-streaming on the internet.

A visit to a matchmaking agency proves fortuitous as an employee helps a father reconnect with his children.

Official figures from city suggest almost 10 per cent of newborns took their mother’s name as women start to enjoy more independence and higher status.

The Danish toymaker, known for its multicoloured building bricks, will open 80 stores, mostly in third and fourth tier cities in China, where the company registered strong double-digit revenue growth last year.

Only 30 per cent of Chinese babies are fed only breast milk, survey finds, as research group behind the study blames advertising for China trailing the global average and its own target of 50 per cent by 2020.

Head teacher fears pupils were stifled by weeks of classroom confinement, while study suggests that lack of outdoor play is bad for children’s health.

Report about teen caught by her mother after using a device for Lunar New Year assignments alerts a wider audience to the robots, which can copy text and mimic your handwriting.

Guangdong watchdog argues that determining entry fee by height alone – a common practice at tourist sites in China – is a violation of minors’ rights.

His father wanted to increase the boy’s tolerance to alcohol. After downing the liquor, his face was red and he could not be awakened by shouting.

Footage viewed hundreds of thousands of times as internet users recount similar experiences.

From behind bars, child’s father reveals detailed of deal with childless couple; ‘How can they be so cruel? How could they sell him?’ grandfather asks.

Youngster says he was dragged into a van by a man and woman on his way to school but later ‘confesses’ after a police re-enactment of his imaginary ordeal.

Construction toys topped the charts, with sales growing 205 per cent, while model vehicles, the fifth top category, gained 57 per cent.

A backlash against technology by parents and a need for physically interactive and stimulating products is keeping traditional games in demand, with Euromonitor predicting China’s share of the toy market to grow to 54 per cent by 2022.

Amy Zhu’s dance videos have a crazy number of views and the Chengdu native has already travelled the world to perform. But critics decry the sexualisation of a little girl and say a child has no place in the world of hip hop dancing.

Doctors warned heart patient Wu Ying that giving birth was very risky. Two weeks after her tiny son was delivered by caesarean section, she was dead.

Wang Fuman’s life has changed for the better a year after his freezing photo went viral, but despite his fame, he just wants to be treated as a normal boy.

Former repair man held after three children suffer serious injuries, but their lives are not thought to be in danger.

Zhang Zhanliang warms the hearts – and stomachs – of pupils whose parents work away from home.

Toys ‘R’ Us Asia, which completed its separation from its indebted former US parent firm in November, plans to open 60 new stores in Asia in 2019. Most of these will be in China, its biggest growth market, as well as in Japan, Malaysia and Singapore.

The girl was abducted at age 14 in 2012 after leaving her home after a dispute. Her captor, who fathered a boy, was charged with rape. His son fathered twins.

Former surrogacy agent says bans will be of no use or help to women who may fall prey to unethical operators or are left to feel bear weight of law if they are caught.

As teacher picked up phone to call pupil’s parents over boy’s poor grades, the teenager stabbed him with a fruit knife.

Boy with life-threatening kidney disorder gets a million views for live streams, and Buddha-like appearance has added to his popularity.

Street cleaner makes shocking discovery after hearing muffled cries coming from garbage bin.

Families are receiving just HK$3,000 a month on average and many cannot adequately feed their children or afford enough winter clothes, study finds