• Christians in China Urged Prayers for Forfeited Chinese Olympic Gold-Medalist

  On the morning of Aug. 18th, China’s defending Olympic gold-medalist in the 110-meter hurdles, Liu Xiang, withdraw from the race in the first round of the 110-meter hurdles because of injuries in his Achilles tendon. Liu’s fans, old and young, were filled with disbelief, disappointments, shock, and regret to see their hero in defeat.

  

• Chinese Evangelical Seminary to Begin Online Master’s Courses this fall

  Those who wished to study theology at a quality theological institute, but were prevented from doing so because of factors such as distance, work, or position of services, a Chinese evangelical seminary located in Los Angeles has found a solution for them.

• Catholic Association Beijing Division to use Foreign Priests at Olympics

  Spectators to the Beijing Olympics will be able to attend masses held in their own languages. Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association Beijing Division will be using foreign priests to provide multi-lingual masses, according to China’s State media.

• Christian Publishers Host Exhibition; 760,000 People Attend HK Book Convention

  HONG KONG - The annual summer event “Hong Kong’s Book Convention” started early this week at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, located on the centre of Hong Kong’s business hub Wanchai waterfront. The total number of participants this year has set the record of 483 companies and the number of attendants exceeded last year's attendants of over 760,000 people.

  

• Construction of Noah’s Ark-Ma Wan Park Complete by Year End

  HONG KONG – Constructed by Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd and initiated by Noah’s Ark Ministries International, Noah’s Ark-Ma Wan Park has confirmed the completion of its partial construction by the end of Dec. and it will be the world first theme park to have the original sized “Noah’s Ark.”