Why is Australia banning children under 16 from social media – and can they enforce it?
Pacific Asia • Nov 7, 2025, 6:08 PM
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Australia this week added popular forum Reddit and homegrown streaming platform Kick to its list of social media platforms that will be off-limits to children under 16 starting December 10. So just how will this unprecedented social media ban actually work?
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China's toilet revolution: World toilet day aims to promote clean sanitation for all
Pacific Asia • 10:54 AM
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Today marks World Toilet Day, a day that seeks to inspire actions to tackle what the UN refers to as a global sanitation crisis, with some 3.4 billion people living without safe sanitation. In China this year also marks 10 years since Chinese President X
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China says 'no market' for Japan seafood imports amid Taiwan spat
Pacific Asia • 10:47 AM
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China will suspend Japanese seafood imports, media in Tokyo reported Wednesday as a row sparked by comments about Taiwan deepens, although neither government confirmed the move. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Beijing, Jan Camenzind Broomby.
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