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China Daily / Beijing
Ending the one-child policy won鈥檛 solve China鈥檚 problems
The decision by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China to end the nation鈥檚 one-child policy 鈥渋s not likely to make a big change in the trend of population growth. China will still face severe population challenges, including [shortage] of working-age population, distortion in population structure and unbalanced population growth...,鈥� , a professor at the Population Research Institute of Peking University. 鈥淔or women born in the 1980s, they are facing another fertility crisis. Although they are still in the best child-bearing age, many of them cannot afford or do not want to have a second child because of the huge cost of bringing up an 鈥榓dditional鈥� (second) child. In fact, the high cost of rearing a child has forced many a couple to stick to the one-child social norm, even if they are eligible to have a second child.鈥�

The Asahi Shimbun / Tokyo
Japan and South Korea must heal their past
鈥淸Japanese] Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun-hye held their first direct bilateral meeting in Seoul on Nov. 2.... Abe and Park agreed to 鈥榓ccelerate negotiations in order to resolve the (comfort women) issue as soon as possible鈥�.... There is one thing both sides should keep in mind as they seek progress on this issue,鈥� l. 鈥淚n their negotiations ..., Tokyo and Seoul must avoid focusing on defending national prestige. Instead, the two countries need to put the top priority on coming up with the best possible measures to heal the deep psychological wounds the harsh experiences left in these women.... Japan and South Korea need to return quickly to the normal state of their diplomatic relations, which means they must work together for the benefit of the people of the two countries....鈥�

The Times of India / Chennai, India
India needs its religious leaders to speak up
鈥淲here [have] India鈥檚 religious leaders and spiritual gurus gone? Religious leaders from around the world are speaking up, nudging government to act ambitiously on climate change, stressing on the moral dimension, calling on their followers to consider living in manner that is more responsible. But in India, the famed land of saints and seers, the men and women of faith remain silent...,鈥� . 鈥淩eligious leaders don鈥檛 determine public policy. Neither should they. But they are important and powerful agents of change. They can nudge people to behave in more responsible ways, from being more mindful about how we use scarce resources like water to keeping our neighbourhoods clean. The possibilities are immense.鈥�

H眉rriyet Daily News / Istanbul, Turkey
Greece and Turkey can bring stability with humanitarian aid
鈥淸I]n the eastern corner of the Mediterranean, positive developments have been taking place in the talks between Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots.... If the opportunity to solve the Cyprus problem doesn鈥檛 become a missed one again, plenty of opportunities for peaceful cooperation would emerge in the region...,鈥� . 鈥淚n fact, in a highly interconnected environment with many issues at stake, not only Greece, Turkey or [the entire European Union], but all should try to see the bright side of cooperation that might start with humanitarian aid.... [I]t might certainly be the first step towards prosperity and peace in the wider region.鈥�

The Guardian / London
Why Britain should help young asylum seekers
鈥淭he UK should be using all diplomatic channels to find a peaceful, long-term solution to end the insecurity and instability in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. But right now families with hungry, tired, wet and cold children are sleeping outdoors in Greece, Croatia and Slovenia with only the clothes on their backs...,鈥� . 鈥淚sn鈥檛 Europe supposed to be a beacon of all that is right?... [W]ill abandoning young asylum seekers ... turn them into better British citizens in the long term? Or could an increase in support services actually save money by turning out useful members of society like me?鈥�