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Lisa Robinson, a Korean adoptee from the United States, stands in front of The Wall of Names at Omma Poom Park in Paju, South Korea, on May 20, 2026. Photo: AP/Ahn Young-joon
South Korea

They all seek their birth mothers. The park where adoptees leave tags of hope

More than 900 tags at South Korea’s Omma Poom Park form a quiet monument to years of mass child-parent separations in the country.

Wellness

Parents of Hong Kong’s ‘Girl Behind the Face’ finally share their story

US-China relations

Born in China, raised in US: adoptees explore their identity at Lunar New Year

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Indonesia

Why ‘rampant baby trafficking’ is a growing concern in Indonesia, Singapore

Analysts warn the driving factor for the rise in baby trafficking is the ‘lure of the Singapore dollar’, urging authorities to step up vigilance.

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Concerns about baby trafficking networks have prompted authorities in Singapore and Indonesia to review existing safeguards and cooperation mechanisms. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China relations

Beyond soybeans: another group of Americans pins hopes on Xi-Trump talks

While focus is on trade, US adoptive families eagerly await the summit as they yearn to unite with children they already consider their own.

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South Korea

South Korean president offers ‘heartfelt apology’ for baby export malpractices

An official inquiry in March found numerous human rights violations in international adoptions of South Korean children.

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Music

BTS Army celebrate group’s return by helping South Korean adoptees

As BTS return from military service, the Army fandom launches a project to help adoptees reconnect with or learn about their birth families.

BTS members RM (right) and V salute their fans in Chuncheon, South Korea after finishing 18 months of military service, on June 10, 2025. Photo: AFP
Trending in China

China twins, separated at 10 days, reunite at 17, become besties before truth revealed

Separately adopted twins share same taste in food, have a kid of same age, sound identical, and both almost died at 100 days old.

Fame and celebrity

7 celebrities who have adopted several children, from Madonna to Mia Farrow

For Madonna and Angelina Jolie, encounters with orphaned children during their travels changed their lives forever – but Charlize Theron knew from early in life that she wanted to adopt.

Japan

Japan’s second ‘baby hatch’ for abandoned infants opens amid economic strain

With thousands of product prices rising, the cost of raising a child is becoming an impossible burden for some young Japanese women.

A member of staff demonstrates Japan’s first baby hatch at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto city. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Aching since China halted foreign adoptions, US families pin hopes on Trump

Resolving the matter of nearly 270 pending adoptions from China could be a win-win for both Beijing and Washington, experts say.

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Hong Kong

Charity seeks adopters for special needs children in Hong Kong

In International Adoption Awareness Month Sky Siu, head of Hong Kong charity Mother’s Choice, wants to help a particular group of children.

Trending in China

Dutch-adopted man revisits China family, tells adopter ‘You’ll always be my dad’

Birth father searched for him and his mother for two years in vain, living in sorrow and ill health until his death in 2009.

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South Korea

South Korea’s adoption scandal: a 20-year fight for truth amid corruption

Ahn Andersen is one of many adoptees who have spent decades searching for their Korean roots, facing roadblocks from adoption agencies and government bodies.

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Ahn Andersen has spent decades searching for her Korean roots. Photo: David Lee
Crime

Woman tried to sell unborn baby on Facebook for ‘minimum of US$150’, police say

Mother was arrested and charged with sale or purchase of a child, Houston Police Department records show. Her bond was set at US$30,000.

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A Texas woman asked a couple for a “minimum” of US$150 in exchange for her unborn baby, according to police. Photo: Dreamstime / TNS
US-China relations

Biden urged to help US families hit by halted China adoption scheme

Some 300 children on mainland had been matched with adoptive American families when the ban was announced in August.

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Trending in China

Chinese woman takes DNA test after joke about her looks, finds out true identity

Her parents are evasive and contradictory about her birth date, deepening her confusion about her origins.

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Asian diaspora

The stories she’d been told were a lie… she wasn’t the baby in the photo

A South Korean adoptee in the US who makes a shocking discovery goes searching for her real parents – helping another family on the way.

South Korean adoptee Rebecca Kimmel, 49, is seen reflected in her artwork depicting twins at her home in Seattle, US, on February 3, 2024. Kimmel believes her adoption agency switched her identity with another girl, and that she may have a twin. Photo: AP
Celebrity children

Who is Ava Baroni ‘Combs’ – and did Diddy actually adopt her?

In a disturbing resurfaced video from 2020, Diddy kisses a young girl called Ava on the cheek as she calls him ‘Papa Combs’; he also explains how she met his twin daughters D’Lila and Jessie as a baby.

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South Korea

My Take | Ethnic Korean adoptee seeks to close ‘gaping hole’ in his heart

China has banned overseas adoptions of locally-born children but South Korea’s international adoption programme is still going on.

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China’s one-child policy

Video | China ends adoption scheme for foreign families

China officially ends adoption scheme for foreign families amid population crunch
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Foreigners in China

China officially ends adoption scheme for foreign families

Only relatives will now be allowed to adopt and US diplomats have reportedly been told that Beijing will not process cases that are already under way.

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Tens of thousands of Chinese children have been adopted by foreign families since the process started in the 1980s. Photo: AP
Trending in China

Famous Taiwan man with cancer promises KOL ‘son’ US$9.4 million in exchange for care

A famous Taiwanese show business guru who suffers from poor health has decided to leave the bulk of his fortune to a teenage YouTube influencer instead of his family.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Meg Ryan’s 20-year-old daughter, Daisy True Ryan – who was adopted from China?

Meg Ryan takes all the opportunities she can get to spend time with her children, who she describes as ‘a blast’ – so what do we know about her daughter, Daisy True Ryan?

Trending in China

Chinese couple reunite with son given up by grandma 37 years ago due to poverty

A couple in China whose newborn son was given away by the family’s paternal grandmother nearly 40 years ago have finally been reunited with their son.

A couple in China whose son was given away a day after birth without their knowledge have finally been reunited with him, 37 years on. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin
South Korea

Adopted Korean competitive eater finds brother she never knew using DNA

Raised in America, Mary Bowers and the brother she recently met for the first time are on a mission to uncover the truth behind their adoptions in South Korea and track down their biological parents.

Mary Bowers with her birth brother Chase Malmgren. Photo: Facebook/Eat! Be Mary!, inc.
China society

Video | Chinese adoptees return from US to seek roots

Trending in China

Epic search as China boy lost 3 decades ago, adopted by foreigners, finds parents

The story of a lost boy in China who was adopted aged 4 by a Dutch couple and has finally found his birth parents after a 12-year search has moved many people on mainland social media.

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