• Chinese Mega-church Kicks Off Interstate Conference

  Over 1,800 Chinese Christians nationwide convened, Thursday, at the River of Life (Ling Leung) mega-church, 40 miles south of San Francisco.

  

• Christian Publishers Release Book Based on Samurai Code

  As Japanese pop-culture finds growing acceptance in U.S. culture, a publishing house released a Christian book based on the bushido-code.

• Gunmen Kidnap Christian Students and Teacher in Iraq

  Eight Christian university students and a lecturer were kidnapped in northern Iraq, Wednesday, police said. The group was abducted from a bus east of the city of Mosul, after students were going home after completing exams.

• HK Cardinal Urges Support for Democracy, July 1

  The controversial cardinal of Hong Kong urged followers to demonstrate for universal suffrage on July 1st. With the approaching 10th anniversary of Hong Kong's reunification with China, Cardinal Joseph Zen asked for citizens to take to the street in support of democracy.

  

• Amity Foundation Urges More Aid to China Earthquake Victims

  A week after a devastating earthquake shook the southwest Chinese province of Yunnan, a local aid agency urged the international community to help homeless survivors.