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Electric New Paper, Dec 3, 2004
Taipei, Taiwan -- THE money was meant to go towards making a film based on the legendary tale of a monk's 'Journey to the West'. But just as filming was about to begin, the war chests were discovered to be empty.
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Xinhuanet, Nov 24, 2004
BEIJING, China -- The most popular Buddhist temple in the city is back in use after its largest expansion ever, China Daily reported Wednesday. The expansion cost 130 million yuan (US$15.7 million).
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The Straits Times, Nov 22, 2004
Luoyang, China -- EVERY morning as a new fleet of buses unloads tourists at the Shaolin temple, Mr Li Yaojin thinks wistfully about the peaceful days two decades ago when he first arrived as a Buddhist novice.
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By Chiu Yu-Tzu, TAIPEI TIMES STAFF REPORTER, Nov 05, 2004
Taipei, Taiwan -- Animal conservationists and religious figures say more must be done to promote respect for the lives of animals. Shih Chuan-fa (釋傳法), who is secretary-general of the Life Conservationist Association (LCA) yesterday criticized the Council of Agricul-ture's decision to put down 28 protected parrots smuggled from Indonesia without waiting for the results of avian flu virus tests on the birds.
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By Chiu Yu-Tzu, TAIPEI TIMES STAFF REPORTER, Nov 03, 2004
CRUEL PRACTICE: The custom of setting birds free to improve one's karma is well-intended. But it has led to the rise of a brutal and inhumane birdcatching business
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www.chinaview.cn, Oct 22, 2004
Fuchou, China -- Three stolen priceless white jade Buddha statues are placed on the site where a press conference is held by the police in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 21, 2004.
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TCHRD, October 27, 2004
Beijing, China -- Chinese authorities have released Geshe Sonam Phuntsok upon completion of his five years imprisonment term, according to confirmed information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD). Geshe Sonam Phuntsok, popularly known as Kardze Geshe, was imprisoned for his religious activities and for conducting long life prayer ceremony for the Dalai Lama in October 1999.
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Xinhuanet, Oct 20, 2004
BEIJING, China -- The spread of Buddhism from India to Japan and Korea after the religion's development in China exemplifies the compatibility of Chinese and foreign cultures.
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Xinhuanet, Oct. 18, 2004
 XI'AN, China -- More than 100 Buddhists from China and Japan gathered at Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, over the weekend to mark the 1,660th birthday of ancient Buddhist scholar and translator Kumarajiva, or Jiu Mo Luo Shi in Chinese.
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