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Illegal child labor persists in the U.S. as legal protections backslide

Illegal child labor continues to rise in the U.S. as legal safeguards weaken, according to a report released Tuesday by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).

Illegal internet addiction correction in central China halted after student's ordeal

Authorities in central China's Henan Province have ordered an education consultancy to cease illegal operations after a university student alleged she was tricked into a correction facility where force and surveillance were used to enforce discipline, according to an official statement Tuesday.

International Dark Sky Week: China's legal path to a starry economy

International Dark Sky Week: China's legal path to a starry economy

GT on the spot: Pudong as a microcosm of Shanghai's drive to build a trusted foreign-related legal system

Turkey strongly condemns Israeli move to expand settlements

ANKARA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Turkey said Wednesday Israel's new announcements of settlement construction is provocative despite international warnings, a Turkish official statement said. "We strongly condemn Israel, which undermines international law with its illegal settlement activities that deliberately destroy grounds for enduring and fair peace," said the statement released by the Turkish foreign ministry. "Israel must understand that it won't achieve its goals of changing the historic ...

Thai police seizes 1.3 million meth pills

BANGKOK, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Thai Highway Police on Wednesday intercepted a shipment of 1.3 million methamphetamine pills hidden in a pickup truck carrying vegetables in southern province of Chumphon, Thai News Agency reported. Chunmporn-based Highway Police set up checkpoints to prevent crime and illegal smuggling before Christmas and New Year's Festival and found suspicious pickup truck on Phetkasem Road at Chumphon's Hat Krai sub-district. Police searched the vehicle carrying 12 baskets ...