China

By coming out openly on TV, with the danger of recognition and persecution for 'apostasy,' Mohammed Christophe reasserted the importance of conversion and baptism. In Muslim nations, various bishops and priests refuse to baptise Muslims who want to become Christian. Yet, conversion means a revolution in the relationship with God, the father, and Jesus, who gave his life, for one gives up everything putting one's life at risk.

Indictment confirmed by the People's Court of Hefei. Kailai Gu and the butler Zhang Xiaojun, charged with poisoning British businessman Neil Heywood in his hotel room.

A Hong Kong-based group releases findings of interviews with dozens of workers. Daily wages are less than US$ 10, but working hours are three times the legal limit. Working conditions are poor and security is nil. Workers lose half a day's wages if they are 5 minutes late. Group appeals to the IOC for a code of conduct for companies involved in the Olympic Games.

After the diocese and democratic movements, liberals and even publishers balk at the introduction of the new subject imposed by Beijing, aimed at "brainwashing students." In all likelihood, its introduction postponed to next September.

Growth in China's GDP and foreign currency reserves, but also in the spiritual void of the people. The Party’s campaigns of moralization have all failed, leaving space to stupifying episodes of corruption, lies, violence to which people respond with riots. If China wants to be a great power, it must address the issue of religion. Part one.

Guo Jinlong and Ji Lin resign following a flood of criticism against their handling of the emergency situation. In Beijing alone, 37 people and more died. Online commentaries express doubts about the real number. The government reacts by censoring criticism and personal accounts. People raise questions about the city's sewer system, inadequate to handle high volume of water.

Overnight winds of up to 140 km / h. Thousands of uprooted trees, landslides, flooding. Stock exchange and schools closed. Hundreds of passengers trapped in the underground for seven hours.

More than 500 soldiers complain that the monthly pension of 66 Euros can not provide food for the family, the children's school fees, medical care. A man is left unconscious following a clash with security forces. Journalists expelled.

A group of Chinese lawyers asks the regime to shed light on the death of Li Wangyang and to end the suspicious deaths in custody, the blind dissident Li Guizhi is helped to escape and hid from government repression, activists in Hong Kong are increasingly asking Beijing for democracy and human rights. The communist regime reacts the same way: forced labour and summary arrests. But while dialogue with the United States seems at a standstill, the movement inside the China appears increasingly determined.

The world's economic crisis and overcapacity have hit the once-prosperous industry. This year, only 182 ships are under construction compared to 2,036 in 2007. Jiangsu province is the worst-hit with a 62 per cent drop in orders.

Heaviest rains in 61 years. 37 victims - drowned, electrocuted by collapsed polls or lightning - and seven missing. Sewer system, which dates from the Ming period, focus of anger. Flooded roads, motorists trapped in their vehicles, collapsed houses, 500 flights canceled, 66 thousand people evacuated. Dozens of deaths in Hebei, Shaanxi, Sichuan.

The base will be built at Sansha (Paracel Islands). So far no details about the size and timing of the move have been released. Defence, escort and military operations will be run from the town. Forty-five members were named to run local affairs and represent local residents. In Vietnam, protest against Chinese "imperialism" continues.