Radio Free China

News from China and bordering countries of N. Korea, Burma, Vietnam, Laos, Kazakhstan,Uzbekistan, Nepal and Mongolia. With a focus on the underground house churches of China.

Saturday, May 03, 2003

Today's Prayer Request from Pray For China

Beijing tries to complete 90 infrastructure facilities for Olympic games by 2008. The city has kicked off 90 major construction projects, which will all be completed before the year 2008. In the coming 5 years, priority will be given to projects concerning city environment, transportation, water supply and city communication, in addition to the Olympics gymnasiums. Most of the construction workers are from rural area. Let's pray for the spiritual lives and follow up work of young Christians away in the city.

3:50:05 PM

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New SARS fears emerge [CNN Top Stories]
3:38:29 PM

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WATCHDOG : Sars : will it be China's glasnost ?. The Nation - In its May 2 issue, the UK-based Economist magazine asked whether the deadly Sars virus could become China's equivalent of the former Soviet Union's Chernobyl nuclear explosion back in 1986.
Long tentacles of Chinese communist party begin to grapple with deadly virus Financial Times
China wages war on SARS Calgary Sun
Guardian - ABC News - The Globe and Mail - USA Today - and 225 related » [Google World News]
3:37:55 PM

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SARS shows signs of mutations, complicating diagnosis, vaccine. HONG KONG - The SARS virus is mutating rapidly, developing at least two forms, which could complicate efforts to develop a solid diagnosis and a vaccine, researchers said Friday. [Arizona Daily Star: World]
8:38:21 AM

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Chinese tighten travel restrictions. BEIJING - China banned foreign tourists from visiting Tibet and placed new travel restrictions on Beijing's university students Friday as the nation's leader tried to rouse the public into waging a "people's war" to stop SARS from spreading. [Arizona Daily Star: World]
8:38:03 AM

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SARS virus mutating quickly [CNN Top Stories]
8:36:02 AM

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Sars outbreak worsens in Taiwan. The World Health Organization is sending a team to Taiwan, which has seen a dramatic rise in Sars cases. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
7:42:44 AM

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SARS in China Creates a Limbo for U.S. Families Eager to Adopt. Closed offices and crippled transportation systems have begun delaying trips of some families who want to adopt Chinese babies. By Monica Davey. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
7:41:07 AM

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