A NEW report says that young people in South Korea change their mobile phones (手机) every 16 months. Most of them buy new phones because there are new styles (样式). A Korean student spends about 4,300 won (307 yuan) making phone calls every month. Parents often pay for this.
Parents must pay
英国新规定：子女逃学家长挨罚
BRITAIN is going to fine (罚款) parents if their children miss classes. More than half of the students that miss school do so because their parents take them travelling. The fines will be 25 - 100 pounds (375 - 1,500 yuan).
No smoking for kids
泰国禁售烟酒给未成年人
THAILAND will stop selling cigarettes (香烟) and alcohol (酒) to under-18s from December 1. Smoking and drinking have brought many big problems, such as more crime (犯罪).
German kids'' jobs
学生兼职工作并不影响课业
DO part-time jobs stop students from learning well? A new study from Germany shows that working doesn''t make much difference to grades. In Germany, about 40 per cent of young students are doing volunteer (义务的) work.