HOLMES: Welcome back. The poet and playwright, Oscar Wilde, once said, among many other things, work is a refuge for people who have nothing better to do. Love his stuff. Obviously he's never been to KidZania, though. That's a Japanese theme park for kids. There kids work at mock jobs, earn kid currency they can save and then spend and get a taste of what the real world is like. But unlike most of us, they're having fun at the same time. Here's Kristie Lu Stout with the story.</s>KRISTIE LU STOUT, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Pint-sized paramedics practicing first aid. Around the corner, young firefighters hose down a building. At this theme park in Japan's capital, children can get their hands dirty trying all sorts of adult jobs.</s>KOJI NOSE, EXECUTIVE MANAGING DIRECTOR, KIDZANIA: We have over sixty (ph) pavilions and they can stop by and some pavilions to</s>HOLMES: All right, let's have a look at what is trending around the world right now. Australia has a new policy to try to stop the flow of illegal boat refugees and it's getting help from a neighboring country. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd signed an agreement with Papua New Guinea today. Under it, those who enter Australia illegally from the sea will be sent there. The prime minister says future boat refugees have, quote, "no chance of getting asylum in Australia." Human smugglers have been exploiting refugees for many years, taking their money, a lot of it, and putting their lives at risk in leaky boats promising them a new home in Australia. Hundreds of people have drowned after those boats have capsized over the years. That's it for me, meanwhile. Thanks for watching AROUND THE WORLD. Appreciate your company. CNN NEWSROOM starts right now with Wolf Blitzer.
Kids Learn to Work at Theme Park