http://www.allvoices.com/ en-us China's Catholic community was remembered by Pope Francis at Wednesday's general audience in St Peter's square, who appealed to the Virgin Mary to "sustain them". "Let them live daily lives practicing their faith...without being afraid to speak of Jesus," the... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14658267-pope-appeals-for-chinese-catholics-freedom-from-fear political-news Wed, 22 May 2013 04:18:38 -0700 Organizers from the Disabled Persons' Federation from Beijing's Xicheng district said the activities were aimed at providing more job opportunities for disabled people and preserving folk art. Cui Bianxia drew a red China rose with green leaves inside a glass... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14639852-job-fair-pairs-handicraft-masters-with-potential-apprentices political-news Sun, 19 May 2013 12:25:31 -0700 State Councilor Wang Yong on Saturday urged local governments to help more disabled people find employment and improve their living standards. Wang made the remarks while visiting the families of handicapped people in the suburbs of Beijing before this year's... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14634708-official-urges-improving-disabled-lives political-news Sat, 18 May 2013 04:35:17 -0700 Topics China's President Xi Jinping waits for his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas before a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, May 6, 2013. Chinese President Xi Jinping has taken charge of drawing up ambitious reform... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14624714-china-president-takes-charge-of-sweeping-economic-reform-plans-sources political-news Thu, 16 May 2013 14:43:25 -0700 The change of leadership in North Korea has been on the news for some time, and many experts have commented on the potential threat the new regime may bring for the rest of the world. Any change in political leadership... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/14624657-china-preparing-for-the-korean-conflict-or-are-they political-news Thu, 16 May 2013 14:47:54 -0700 Qian Hongshan, director-general of the bureau, told China Daily in an exclusive interview that the bureau will renovate the Diplomatic Residents Compound (DRC) in Jianguomenwai in Beijing and establish a new media center that will combine a work area and... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14616480-beijing-to-get-new-media-center political-news Wed, 15 May 2013 12:30:26 -0700 Two-thirds of Chinese families aren't pleased with their health, interpersonal relationships or social security, a poll released Wednesday indicates. The China Population Welfare Foundation published the family happiness index and released it at the 20th International Family Day event, which... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14614027-poll-twothirds-of-chinese-not-very-happy political-news Wed, 15 May 2013 05:30:26 -0700 Chinese activist and world-renowned artist Ai Weiwei has boosted a Beijing street brawl into the international spotlight after posting his footage of the bloody confrontation on Sunday. Ai also tweeted about the fight , describing it as a clash between... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14611144-ai-weiweis-footage-boosts-local-brawl-into-global-spotlight political-news Tue, 14 May 2013 18:42:39 -0700 We can see it now, every day, China and the West are two worlds apart, right from their way of thinking. Therefore, to begin to bridge the gap between these two worlds, one has to start from that point, and... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14605414-sinograph-eastwest-divide-starts-here political-news Tue, 14 May 2013 01:21:10 -0700 A deputy head of China's top planning agency has been sacked for corruption after allegations against him were first posted online, media said on Tuesday, in the government's latest move against pervasive graft. noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14605019-senior-chinese-planning-official-sacked-in-latest-corruption-case political-news Mon, 13 May 2013 23:55:28 -0700 The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has filmed a fight in China in which dozens of Han Chinese brawled with Tibetans in a street in Beijing. The artist, who has exhibited at London's Tate Modern but has also had run-ins... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14598994-china-ai-weiwei-films-violent-street-brawl political-news Mon, 13 May 2013 04:32:27 -0700 When it comes to Mother's Day or any kind of holiday, shopping malls start marketing and commercializing holiday values...Gold, cosmetics and flowers are the top three products that sell, Changjiang Times reported. Han Hongmei, a middle-aged woman with a child... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14597094-give-mothers-a-break-report political-news Sun, 12 May 2013 21:21:24 -0700 DeWeaver Special to The Globe and Mail Last updated Sunday, May. PM EDT Excerpted rom the Introduction, Section 1.2 of Animal Spirits with Chinese Characteristics: Investment Booms and Busts in the World's Emerging Economic Giant by Mark A. DeWeaver --------------------------... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14596515-the-bulls-and-bears-are-both-wrong-about-china political-news Sun, 12 May 2013 18:28:20 -0700 Chinese male nurses, who represent less than one percent of the total nursing population, are in huge demand in the nation's job market, the Chinese Nursing Association (CNA) said on Sunday. Cheng Gen, a CNA member in charge of male... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14594661-male-nurses-needed-in-chinese-job-market political-news Sun, 12 May 2013 08:25:49 -0700 China has expressed confidence that India would not allow the Dalai Lama to indulge in any political activity in the country and the Tibetan spiritual leader should not be seen as a problem for bilateral ties. "The Dalai Lama has... noreply@allvoices.com http://www.allvoices.com/news/14594034-india-wont-allow-dalai-lamas-politics-china political-news Sun, 12 May 2013 04:18:53 -0700