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in title, tags, annotations or urlBBC NEWS | Europe | Church leader sparks Georgian baby boom - 0 views
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"When he announced that he would baptise any child born to parents with at least two children already we could not resist the opportunity to have another baby. To have a child baptised by the Patriarch is so very special."
Oil Boom A Peoples' Doom - 1 views
Britain's booming population is a blessing, not a curse | Polly Toynbee | Comment is free | The Guardian - 1 views
YouTube - Sustainable Development in Asia - Malaysia & Vietnam (1 of 2) - BBC Documentary - 2 views
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BBCs Series "Develop or Die" looks at Developing Countries around Asia, and the different challenges each face to continue their development amindst Global Concerns about Climate Change, CO2 Emissions, increasing Pollution, and public demand for increased sustainable development both in developed Countries but also the rapidly developing regions of the Planet. In this Episode Malaysia (Part 1 of 2) highlights the challenges faced as transport and construction boom, while in Part 2 Vietnam sets an example with regard to the increasing Tourist Industry in Asia.
Will Hurricane Irene Spawn a Baby Boom? - 1 views
The new baby boom - 0 views
In Pictures: 'Chocolate City' - In Pictures - Al Jazeera English - 1 views
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Guangzhou, China - African migrants have been arriving in Guangzhou, China's third largest city ever since the Chinese economic boom began in the late 1990s. Current estimates put their numbers anywhere from 20,000 to 200,000. The latter figure would place their population at almost two percent of Guangzhou's 13 million residents. In any event, Guangzhou's Africans constitute Asia's largest African community. The majority of them reside in a 10 square kilometre area in the central districts of Yuexiu and Baiyun locally known as "Chocolate City".
Easing of China's one-child policy has not produced a baby-boom | World news | The Guardian - 1 views
France's baby boom secret: get women into work and ditch rigid family norms | World news | The Guardian - 1 views
YouTube - People & Power - Philippines Baby Boom - 18 Nov 08 - Part 1 - 1 views
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The Philippines has one of the highest birth rates in Asia. Economists say that unintended pregnancies are stifling growth and driving millions into poverty. However, the government has refused to promote modern contraceptives which have succeeded in curbing population growth elsewhere on the continent.