Asia
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Ministry leader: Chinese Christians need to rethink adoption, churches should promote adoption culture
On Sep. 5, 2024, China officially announced adjustments to its international adoption policy. Moving forward, except for foreign nationals adopting children who are direct relatives within three generations or stepchildren, the country will no longer send children abroad for adoption. According to statistics, since the Adoption Law legalized international adoptions in 1992, over 160,000 Chinese children have been adopted by foreign families. -
Worsening human rights situation in North Korea calls for change in mission strategy: need to face reality
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Pakistan's Punjab province launches cash cards for religious minorities
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Liebenzeller Mission celebrates 50 years of partnership in Bangladesh
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Christian Council of Korea calls on host church of WEA General Assembly to stop financial support, calls for key WEA leader to step down
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Trump suspends refugee program citing public safety, national security as 'paramount considerations'
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Five Muslims abduct Christian girl, 14, in Pakistan
Five Muslims on Jan. 9 abducted a 14-year-old Christian girl from outside her home in Pakistan, her father said. -
Christian woman miscarries after assault in India
A Christian woman in central India suffered a miscarriage this month after tribal relatives who practice traditional religion beat and strangled her, sources said. -
1,300 Korean church leaders issue statement opposing World Evangelical Alliance General Assembly in Seoul
The Council of Church Leaders Opposing the Hosting of the 2025 WEA Seoul General Assembly, comprising 1,300 pastors and elders from the Presbyterian Church in Korea (Hapdong), the largest denomination in Korea, released a statement on Jan. 16 titled “Our Position on the 2025 WEA Seoul General Assembly.” The council stated, “WEA has serious issues with its theology, members, and activities, and all exchanges, cooperation, and membership with it must be prohibited.” -
Woman charged with desecrating Quran in Pakistan wins bail
A Christian woman in Pakistan wrongly charged with blasphemy by a mosque leader won bail on Thursday (Jan. 16), her lawyer said. -
Caribbean advocate for Church of England slave trade reparations appointed as chancelor of UN University
The Governance Council of the United Nations University unanimously appointed Professor Sir Hilary Beckles as its honorary chairman/chancellor, effective May 2025. The announcement, made during a meeting in Tokyo, Japan, on Dec. 7, coincides with the university’s 50th anniversary, according to a press release from the University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine. -
Pakistani Veteran journalist Emanuel Sarfraz passes away at 56
Emanuel Sarfraz, a senior journalist and general secretary of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) Lahore Chapter, passed away in Lahore on Jan. 13 following cardiac failure. He was 56 years old. A well-respected figure in Pakistan’s media industry, Sarfraz had over three decades of experience with prominent national and international media organizations. -
Islamists collude with officials in false blasphemy cases in Pakistan
An Islamist gang trapped more than 450 people in false blasphemy charges in recent years in Pakistan, including five who were tortured death in custody, according to human rights lawyers.
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