Source: The Guardian A secretive conference to examine the future of Christianity in China is due to take place in Beijing this week amid rapid growth of the religion, which many believe has more Chinese adherents than the 87-million member Communist party. An official at the government-controlled Institute of World […]
Source: Press TV Pakistan handed hundreds of hectares of land over to China Wednesday for development of a special economic zone in the port of Gwadar, part of a $46 […]
Source: BBC The torture of suspects in police detention is widespread in China with implements like spiked rods and torture chairs regularly deployed to extract confessions, a report alleges. The […]
China has scrapped its one-child policy, allowing couples to have two children for the first time in more than three decades, official media has reported. The announcement was made at the close of a Communist party meeting focused on financial reforms and maintaining growth at a time of heightened concerns […]
MotherJones: by James West — And that number could double by 2050. Air pollution kills 3.3 million people per year. And that number could double by 2050 if nothing is done to clean up the dangerous levels tiny particles, toxins, and ozone that blanket many countries, especially in Asia. These […]
Alana Yzola Aug. 23, 2015 China has historically followed ancient religions like Buddhism and Taoism for about 2,000 years, according to China’s State Council. But a recent map published by Reuters shows that the country’s belief systems have become increasingly diverse. Fenggang Yang/ReutersThis map shows the new religious make up of […]
Source: China Daily BEIJING – An official announced on Tuesday that 30 heads of state will attend China’s V-Day celebrations on Sept 3, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and ROK […]
Islam and Catholicism were found to have the highest proportion of believers under the age of 30 …………. According to a recent survey by Renmin University, religious Chinese are getting […]
Source: Newsweek By Conor Gaffey 7/8/15 at 3:12 PM Islam is the most popular religion in China among young people despite a government crackdown on Ramadan and historic persecution of […]
Tribune: BEIJING: China’s Foreign Ministry denied restricting religious freedom on Wednesday in a sharp response to Turkey for voicing concern over reports that ethnic Uighur Muslims had been banned from worship and fasting during Ramazan. Some local governments in China’s far western region of Xinjiang have stepped up controls on the […]
At least 18 people have died after Chinese Muslims attacked police with knives and bombs at a traffic checkpoint in apparent revenge for the government’s crackdown on Ramadan. The attack occurred […]
Huff Post: by Catherine Russell — Recently Jack Ma called women executives “the secret sauce” of his company Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant. His sentiment is one that research proves over and over again. Women are powerful participants in the economy, whether they are consumers, workers or entrepreneurs. The more […]
Source: The Independent China has, once again, banned Ramadan in parts of the far western Xinjiang district for Muslim party members, civil servants, students and teachers. Muslims throughout the district […]
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World Bulletin / News Desk A university in central China has sparked controversy after issuing a rare order banning female students from wearing headscarves on campus. Shaanxi Normal University in […]
The ‘Great Mosque of Guangzhou’ is also known as Huaisheng Mosque which means ‘Remember the Sage’ (A Memorial Mosque to the Prophet) and is also popularly called the ‘Guangta Mosque’ […]
Source: CNN Money China’s largest cities can feel like endless, sprawling landscapes of construction sites, tower cranes and crowded streets. But are these mega-cities even bigger than we thought? OECD […]
Source: BBC China’s President Xi Jinping is on a two-day visit to Pakistan, where he is expected to announce investment of $46bn (£30.7bn). The focus of spending is on building […]
Source: BBC China’s President Xi Jinping is on a two-day visit to Pakistan, where he is expected to announce investment of $46bn (£30.7bn). The focus of spending is on building […]
By Kathleen Hawkins BBC News, Ouch 18 April 2015 Share Two disabled men, one blind, one a double amputee, […]