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.
Sunday, May 04, 2003

Magnitude 5.8 Quake Hits Northwest China. A strong earthquake hit China's northwestern region of Xinjiang late Sunday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. The magnitude 5.8 quake occurred at 11:44 p.m. between Jiashi and Bachu counties on the edge of the Taklimakan Desert about 1,800 miles west of Beijing, the official Xinhua News Agency said. [Associated Press headlines via GoUpstate.com]
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Today is the International Day of Prayer for Vietnam


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Today's Prayer Request from Pray For China

Chinese mothers-to-be prefer girls. Chinese parents' traditional preference for sons, rather than daughters, has turned around, according to a new survey. The survey by the Zhejiang Provincial Commission for Population and Family Planning and the local statistics bureau showed that 18.6 percent of women would prefer a daughter, while 17.09 percent women still want a son. We pray for divine intervention and the work of several Christian family ministries bringing Biblical values to the Chinese society


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Beijing imposes limits on students, requiring health checks to leave city. Canadian Press May 3 2003 1:08PM ET [Moreover - China news]
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Sars keeps Beijing schools shut. Officials in the Chinese capital are too nervous about the spread of the virus to reopen schools as scheduled. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
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China reports seven new SARS deaths. China today reported seven new SARS deaths and 163 more cases on the mainland. [TCM Irish Breaking News - World]
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China Extends Closing of Schools Amid Outbreak. BEIJING — Beijing will keep elementary and middle schools closed for an additional two weeks to help prevent the spread of SARS, the official New China News Agency said today. [Los Angeles Times World News]
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Around the World. CHINA [Arizona Daily Star: World]
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Experts will help Taiwan fight SARS. BEIJING - China said Saturday that it had approved a rare mission by the World Health Organization to Taiwan, easing a diplomatic logjam that had hindered Taiwan's access to medical assistance even as it fights a growing outbreak of SARS. [Arizona Daily Star: World]
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China: Seven new SARS deaths. News Interactive - The new statistics took the nationwide death toll from Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome to 197 and the total of detected cases to 4125.
China reports 163 new SARS cases, 7 more deaths Channel News Asia
VSO leaves China over Sars BBC
Ananova - New York Times - Straits Times - USA Today - and 77 related » [Google World News]
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