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UCA News Weekly Summary, January 16, 2026
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UCA News Weekly Summary, January 16, 2026

Cambodian girls as young as 14 are being trafficked to China for forced marriages, a trade fueled by its decades-long one-child policy. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.

UCA News Podcast · Fabian Antony, Joe Mathews, Binu Alex, Anosh Malekar, Andre Louis

January 16, 20269m 29s

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Listen to news from and about the Church in Asia in a capsule of around 10 minutes.

Cambodian girls as young as 14 are being trafficked to China for forced marriages, a trade fueled by its decades-long one-child policy. Listen to the story and more in a wrap-up of the weekly news from Asia.

Filed by UCA News reporters, compiled by Fabian Antony, text edited by Anosh Malekar, presented by Joe Mathews, Cover photo by AFP, background score by Andre Louis and produced by Binu Alex for ucanews.com

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