Youth

• South Korea Questions Cram School Culture and Childhood Stress - Academic pressure has become so intense that even preschoolers are taking private extracurricular classes, raising worries about children’s rights.
• Plastic Surgeons’ Group Advises Delaying Gender-Affirming Procedures Until Age 19 - The organization’s latest guidance is a departure from the prevailing views of several other major medical organizations.
• China’s Birthrate Plunges to Lowest Level Since 1949 - China’s population fell for a fourth straight year and its birthrate tumbled as policymakers failed to slow a demographic crisis.