Lessons From The Ancient Chinese Text You Never Knew You Needed
Huff Post: by Antonia Blumberg — What is “the Tao,” exactly? The Tao Te Ching is an ancient Chinese text that puts forth a set of practices and guidelines for […]
China’s consumers to spend $6.4 trillion by 2025
Source: CNN Talk about some deep pockets! China’s consumers are projected to spend more than up to $6.4 trillion a year by 2025, according to a new report. That’s about […]
China accused of trying to ‘co-opt and emasculate’ Christianity
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 […]
Pakistan hands over Gwadar FTZ to China
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 […]
Report details widespread Chinese torture in police detention
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 abandons one-child policy after 35 years
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 […]
Simply Breathing the Air Kills 3.3 Million People Every Year
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 […]
This fascinating map shows the new religious breakdown in China
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 […]
30 heads of state to attend China’s V-Day celebrations
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 […]
More young Chinese embracing religion
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 […]
Islam most popular religion with young Chinese
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 […]
China upset with Turkey’s concern on Ramazan restrictions
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 […]
Uighur Fasting Ban- Deadly Clashes leave 18 dead
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 […]
Empowering Women Requires Collaborative Solutions
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 […]
China bans Muslims from fasting during Ramadan, say Uighur community
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 […]
Stratfor: A Net Assessment of East Asia
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Chinese university bans hijab for Muslims
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 […]
Islam in China
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’ […]
Surprise! 260 million people live in just 15 Chinese cities
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 […]
China’s Xi Jinping to unveil $46bn super highway to Pakistan
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 […]