Hong Kong hit a record low in births last year despite a range of government incentives, including a HK$20,000 (US$2,560) baby cash bonus for new parents launched in 2023. Just 31,714 babies were born last year. This might have come as a surprise for the authorities, which had projected a rise to 39,000 births. So…
Thousands of kits, including pencils, exercise books, and wooden cubes for play, have now entered the enclave, UNICEF said. The UN children’s agency said on Tuesday it had, for the first time in two-and-a-half years, been able to deliver school kits with learning materials into Gaza. Thousands of kits, including pencils, exercise books, and wooden…
The number of babies born in Hong Kong is likely to drop in 2025 after an increase in the previous two years, with the figure potentially returning to near the record low of 2022, a Post analysis has found. A population expert said that the impact of a three-year HK$20,000 (US$2,570) cash handout scheme for…
It might be too late for parents to dream about a screen-free summer for their kids, but the Massachusetts Senate is moving closer to banning them in classrooms statewide. Senate lawmakers on the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Education voted 6-0 to advance legislation tackling what backers described as “one of the most distracting devices ever…