Asia

China: religious minorities suppressed

12 Jul 2019
Eager to suppress religions, authorities in Xingyang city shattered numerous Christian and folk religion places of worship and there is also a systematic plan to eliminate the faith and customs of Hui Muslims…

Turkey / Cyprus: crisis over oil-drilling ships

12 Jul 2019
Another war between the Greek Cypriots and Turkey is looking likely amid rising tensions over drilling rights in the Eastern Mediterranean that is drawing in regional stakeholders Egypt, Israel and Greece. Turkey’s Foreign…

Iran: crisis over oil tankers

12 Jul 2019
Five armed Iranian boats tried to seize a British oil tanker in the Persian Gulf on 10 July. The British Heritage tanker was in international waters when it was approached by Iranian Revolutionary…

Iran: Rouhani threatens to break nuclear deal

05 Jul 2019
President Hassan Rouhani has said that on 7 July his country would exceed the 3.67% uranium enrichment limit set by the 2015 nuclear deal by ‘as much as necessary, as much as we…

Hong Kong: Christians and demonstrations

05 Jul 2019
Last week we praised God for the peaceful anti-extradition bill rallies in city streets. This week violent demonstrators stormed the legislative building in protest against the extradition bill. Many Christians feared for their…

Pakistan: killings halt vaccine drive

05 Jul 2019
A government campaign to vaccinate 40 million children under the age of five against polio had to be suspended following serious attacks on workers and police in just one week. A policeman protecting…

North Korea / US relationships

05 Jul 2019
Donald Trump became the first sitting US president to enter North Korea in an ‘impromptu’ meeting after he left the G20 summit. Later he said that he and Kim would restart nuclear negotiations…

North East Asia Prayer Conference – 22 July 2019

01 Jul 2019
We are excited to announce the North East Asia Prayer Council gathering in Hong Kong, July 22nd, with Gloria Au Yeung and her amazing team. We would be honoured to have friends of…

IRAN: Trump Prepared To Talk To Iran

01 Jul 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump says he is prepared to talk to Iran but that there was always a chance of U.S. military action against Tehran. "So Iran is a place that was extremely…

Hong Kong: Sing Hallelujah!

27 Jun 2019
An estimated two million people filled Hong Kong streets in protests against the government, which had been pursuing an extradition agreement that could have sent activists, advocates and even foreign nationals to mainland…