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More than three decades after China introduced policies aimed at controlling its population, the country is having to cope with increasing demographic imbalances. One effect is the growing ratio of older to younger people, in turn placing huge pressures on single children to care for their aging parents and grandparents. Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports from Beijing. Related articles by Zemanta China's one-child policy creates massive gender imbalance (videonews.smallshop.com)

The Chinese government says its so-called "one-child policy" has succeeded in reining in its population. But more than three decades after the policy's implementation, China is dealing with some challenging consequences. In a country where families often value sons over daughters and $20 can get you an illegal gender ultrasound test, there is a massive gender imbalance. Combined with the country's economic development, this has left an entire generation of men unable to find wives. Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports from Hainan in the country's south, women, it appears, are nowhere to be found. Related articles by Zemanta China takes baby steps in narrowing gender imbalance (reuters.com) -China's Shameful Gendercide of Girls (answersforthefaith.com) Chinas One CHild Policy Creating Gender Imbalance (politics.ie)

Black magic has been big business for years in Indonesia . People seek help of witch doctors to fulfil their goals and dreams and remedy their problems - be it personal, financial or political. But now there is growing fear that sorcery has gone out of control and some believe the government should regulate it. Al Jazeera's Step Vaessen reports from Jakarta , Indonesia's capital, where she met Ki Joko Bodo, the most successful witch doctor in the country.