More than 200 children were hospitalized this month of July, after they were fed food tainted with lead in a kindergarten in northwest China, a food safety scandal that has set off a public uproar and raised questions about local officials’ ability to protect the health of children.
Vietnam on Tuesday scrapped its nearly four-decade policy limiting families to two children, as Vietnamese birth rates continue to drop, the older population increases, and officials warn of the long-term risks of demographic decline for the economy, defense and the fabric of society.