• Significant Growth in Numbers of Chinese Christians

  A recent report showed the Chinese mainland saw more than 2.4 million Protestant Christian followers baptized during the five years to the end of 2012, with experts saying more people are turning to the religion for help and spiritual consolation.

  

• China's Anti-Satellite: Mysterious Actions of Satellites Have Experts Guessing on China’s Intentions

  A new Chinese anti-satellite test could showcase an ability to reach medium-Earth orbit. Doing so, some analysts say, would underscore that country’s ability to place not only the constellation of U.S. Global Positioning System navigational satellites at risk, but also a similar Chinese system.

  

• Country Singer Vince Gill Takes on Westboro Protesters

  Vince Gill was targeted by the fringe church, infamous for its decidedly un-Christ-like displays of anti-gay views and protests at the funerals of soldiers, because he has divorced and remarried. The church considers that adultery,

  

• What Is Dennis Rodman Doing in North Korea, Anyway?

  The trip didn't result in the release of imprisoned American missionary Kenneth Bae. Expectations had been high that Rodman, on his second trip to North Korea this year, would parlay his friendship with the 30-year-old dictator into the release of the jailed U.S. missionary. According to The LA Times.

  

• China's 'Leftover' Women Choosing to Stay Single

  In China, single women older than 30 -- and even in their mid-to-late 20s -- can find themselves branded as sheng nu, or “leftover women”, and are often under intense pressure to get married.