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Panic as Taiwanese woman takes temple statue home for DIY paint job
Woman keeps 3 deity statues at home, often takes others from temples to expand her collection.
Woman keeps 3 deity statues at home, often takes others from temples to expand her collection
21 Sep 2024 - 11:54AM
Pope calls Beijing ‘a promise and hope’ for church in new overture to China
14 Sep 2024 - 4:15AM
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Buddhists urged to obey reincarnation rules as Dalai Lama mulls successor
6 Sep 2024 - 12:00PM
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China’s ‘problematic laws’ remain in Xinjiang years after damning report: UN
The UN’s human rights body had cited policies in Xinjiang that ‘may constitute crimes against humanity’.
28 Aug 2024 - 12:19AM
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Chinese Peranakans are proof great things can emerge despite cultural loss
Early Chinese settlers in Southeast Asia gained from assimilating with locals, as did foreign migrants to China. They offer a positive example to Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia who fret over their heritage.
19 Jul 2024 - 9:44AM
How introduction of Catholicism impacted Chinese beliefs of retribution
Catholicism was decriminalised in China in 1669, opening up an era of ethical debate and ideological dynamism.
7 Jul 2024 - 2:00PM
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He said he was Jesus’ brother. His Taiping Rebellion doomed Qing dynasty
New religious movements are common. Followers of a Malaysian ‘Teacher’ worship a ‘Creator’. China’s Qing dynasty never got over its brutal military suppression of such a movement, the Taiping Rebellion.
2 Jul 2024 - 7:45AM
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Hong Kong should uphold Muslim women’s right to wear the hijab
Readers discuss the importance of the freedom of religion in a cosmopolitan city, the need for sensible rules to reduce plastic waste, and the ICC’s demand for accountability in Gaza war.
26 May 2024 - 11:30AM
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As Hong Kong chases Muslim Mideast money, memories of China’s oldest mosque
An hour by high-speed train from Hong Kong, in Guangzhou, is the Huaisheng Mosque, which probably dates from the 10th century, some three centuries after Muslims began settling in the city.
5 May 2024 - 8:15AM
China killer lives double life as monk and husband snared after 23 years on run
A fugitive killer in China who escaped after murdering two people in 2001, has been captured after police received a tip-off which led them to uncover details of his bizarre secret life.
1 May 2024 - 3:05PM
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Why China actress is worshipped as sea goddess Mazu in mainland coastal areas
People in a coastal province in China are convinced that the actress who played a popular deity in a TV series is actually the real thing and kneel before photos of her.
14 Apr 2024 - 9:52AM
5 things to know about Ching Ming, the Chinese tomb sweeping festival
Ching Ming is an occasion for Chinese families to honour their dead by burning paper money and objects useful in the afterlife, offering food and wine, and clearing tombs of dust, weeds and debris.
4 Apr 2024 - 7:27AM
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China’s top political adviser calls to deepen ‘sinicisation of Christianity’
Leaders of China’s Christian groups should ‘adhere to the direction of sinicisation of Christianity’, core values of socialism and traditional Chinese culture, Wang Huning says.
24 Dec 2023 - 8:00PM
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Beijing’s top Catholic cleric visits Hong Kong to bolster ties between dioceses
Bishop Joseph Li is on ‘reciprocal visit’, the first by Beijing’s top Catholic cleric since Hong Kong’s return to Chinese rule, following counterpart’s trip to capital.
14 Nov 2023 - 9:56PM
US seafood supply chain ripe for China human rights violations, panel told
Forced labour hearing follows investigation finding at least 1,000 Uygurs moved from Xinjiang to Shandong province to process seafood supplying American brands.
25 Oct 2023 - 6:16AM
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Coming UN human rights body vote may widen US-China distance
Beijing’s critics are pushing for voting countries in Asia to leave their ballots blank, but Washington’s track record on human rights hurts its standing.
9 Oct 2023 - 10:14PM
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Vatican raises hopes with new role for Hong Kong’s Chow
By making city bishop Stephen Chow Sau-yan a cardinal, Rome has established an important bridge between mainland China and the church
7 Oct 2023 - 6:45AM
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Hong Kong’s top Catholic priest Stephen Chow made a cardinal by Pope Francis
Chow was among 21 bishops promoted in ceremony hosted by pontiff at St Peter’s Square, making him fourth in city’s history to hold the title.
30 Sep 2023 - 10:54PM
Hong Kong’s Anglican cathedral to display Chinese flag on National Day
St John’s Cathedral says the national flag will be placed near the pulpit during the 10.30am service conducted in Mandarin on October 1.
2 Oct 2023 - 5:36PM
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An exorcist tells us how to avoid spirits during Hong Kong’s most haunted month
30 Aug 2023 - 4:30PM
‘We can’t punish students for learning the Koran,’ Hong Kong’s chief imam tells teachers
Community responds to case of boy who needed surgery after religious teacher allegedly slapped him.
27 Aug 2023 - 1:22PM
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Chow gives boost to reconciliation hopes
On his elevation to cardinal, the head of the Hong Kong Catholic diocese, Stephen Chow Sau-yan, has renewed calls for peace in a divided society and pledged to reach out to mainland China.
13 Jul 2023 - 6:30AM
New Hong Kong Cardinal Stephen Chow says elevation has given him ‘new mission’
Hongkongers need ‘chance to take a break, reconcile and calm down’, which will require ‘cooperation of many parties’, Chow says
11 Jul 2023 - 10:45AM
Why is China obsessed with luxury brands? Here are a few factors …
A Twitter spat has erupted over a contentious new book claiming China’s luxury boom is all down to a quest for ‘identity’ in the of absence of religions and traditions – here’s everything you need to know
19 Jun 2023 - 1:59PM
US House panel on countering China urges actions on Xinjiang and Taiwan
House select committee issues its first set of policy recommendations, addressing the ‘ongoing genocide’ of Uygurs and deterring Beijing from cross-strait attacks.
26 May 2023 - 12:41AM
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China expands website for religious workers in latest move to tighten control
It now covers all five state-sanctioned religions – Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Catholicism and Protestantism.
24 May 2023 - 6:00AM
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Finding God without the church: artist Tozer Pak on religion and his art
Artist Tozer Pak tells Kate Whitehead how growing up with an absent father led him to God, and how he has helped transform art classes for children in Hong Kong with autism and ADHD.
20 May 2023 - 7:50AM
US report says China jailed as many as 10,000 religious adherents
Beijing has broadened its efforts to bring all theological activity under Communist Party control, according to annual State Department publication.
16 May 2023 - 5:53AM
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