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SYDNEY Custom AC Milan Jerseys , Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- Australian youths are drinking less alcohol and smoking less tobacco and cannabis, according to latest research results released on Friday.


The study, which surveyed more than 41,000 students in Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia states with an average age of 13.5 years, found that improved parental attitudes and the availability of the substances were major factors behind the adolescent usage, the Australian researchers reported in the Drug and Alcohol Review medical journal.


"It is plausible that a reduced tendency for parents and other adults to supply adolescent alcohol are implicated in the reductions in adolescent alcohol use observed across Australia Authentic AC Milan Jerseys ," they wrote.


Alcohol supply from parents fell from a peak of 22 percent a decade ago to 12 percent in 2013 alone, while the sale of alcohol to minors dropped from 12 percent to 1 percent around the same period, the researchers said. The legal drinking age in Australia is 18 years.


Successful public health efforts to reduce tobacco use and state laws to restrict alcohol sales to adolescents may have also contributed to less youths taking the substances, they said.




by Nguon Sovan


PHNOM PENH, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- The forthcoming visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to Cambodia will further enhance China-Cambodia ties and deepen cooperation among the six Lancang-Mekong River Cooperation (LMC) countries, said a Cambodian scholar.


Li will attend the second LMC leaders' meeting in Cambodia's Phnom Penh and pay an official visit to Cambodia from Jan. 10 to 11. His upcoming visit coincides with the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Cambodia.


"Premier Li's visit signifies another milestone in nurturing and deepening special strategic partnership between China and Cambodia," Chheang Vannarith AC Milan Jerseys For Sale , vice-chairman of the Cambodian Institute for Strategic Studies, told Xinhua. "More concrete steps will be taken to further realize the common vision of the two countries."


Li and Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen will co-chair the second LMC leaders' meeting in Phnom Penh, which will also bring together Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, and Myanmar Vice President Myint Swe.


Initiated by China in 2014, LMC consists of six countries Cheap AC Milan Jerseys , namely China, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam.


It focuses on three pillars, namely political-security cooperation Cheap Vincent Janssen Jersey , economic cooperation, and socio-cultural cooperation, and five priority areas of cooperation, namely connectivity, production capacity, cross-border economic cooperation, water resources Cheap Victor Wanyama Jersey , and agriculture and poverty reduction.


Chheang Vannarith said Li's presence at the upcoming meeting reflects China's strong political will to build a river of peace and common development.


"The 2nd LMC leaders' meeting will be another milestone in deepening political trust, fostering practical cooperation, and promoting comprehensive regional connectivity," he said.


He added that the meeting also illustrates the strong political will of the leaders of the six countries in building a community of shared future and promoting common development in the sub-region.


Speaking about China's role in the LMC, Chheang Vannarith said the world's second largest economy has driven regional cooperation through promoting shared vision and political will, institution building, and funding.


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