Tibet Post International | Jailed Tibet's prominent religious figure in serious health condition Tibet Post International Dharamshala: - Trulku Phurbu Tsering Rinpoche, a senior Buddhist figure from Karze County in eastern Tibet, has been found recently in serious condition at a Chinese prison. India based Tibetan rights group is gravely concerned about his well being ... |
Public Radio International | A new documentary shows the hidden, sexism-ridden lives of Tibetan women Public Radio International Ford was trying to report about life in Tibetan areas of southwest China, which are generally off-limits to foreign reporters. She hoped the woman might have contacts who could help her out, so Ford bought a bracelet as an excuse to make conversation. |
The Guardian | Trial begins for murder of lama who brought Tibetan Buddhism to the west The Guardian The murder trial of Akong Rinpoche begins in China. He was forced to flee Tibet after the 1959 national rebellion against Chinese rule. In this picture, a young Tibetan exile attends a protest rally to mark the 54th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising. |
The Hindu | 'Dalai Lama in talks to return' The Hindu China's government in Tibet claims that the Dalai Lama is in talks with Beijing through “personal envoys”, but the talks are only about the possibility of his return to Tibet. Wu Yingjie, the Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party Committee for Tibet ... |
Social welfare improves in Tibetan villages CCTV Huge amounts of money have been invested into the improvement of social welfare for people in Tibet, including the medical system, education, and living conditions. Saegora Village in Tibet's county of Nyingtri. It lies close to the Yarlung Zangbo River. |
Gold smuggling via Tibet spikes Republica SINDHUPALCHOWK, Aug 25 : Smuggling of gold into Nepal via Tatopani border is on the rise due to lax security situation in the areas along the border, according to the police. The weak security patrol in the border areas has been attributed to flooding ... |
Aid-Tibet program helps build disease screening network ecns Doctors taking part in an aid-Tibet program are helping local hospitals build the screening network in the city of Shigatse. The volunteers have already helped build a medical center for hip dysplasia. Yang Xiaodong is a doctor with the aid-Tibet program. |
USA TODAY | China's new rail line lures tourists, workers to Tibet USA TODAY BEIJING — Travelers in the Himalayas can now bypass some of Tibet's hazardous roads by using a new railway line that has renewed fears about Tibet's cultural identity and deepened concerns about China's ambitions in the strategic, high-altitude region. |
6000 cadres, 26 bln yuan in aid of Tibet over 20 years CCTV LHASA, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- In the past 20 years, China has sent close to 6,000 cadres and technical professionals, and earmarked 26 billion yuan (about 4.2 billion U.S. dollars) to help with development of the southwestern autonomous region of Tibet ... |
6000 cadres, 26 bln yuan in aid of Tibet over 20 years Shanghai Daily (subscription) LHASA, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- In the past 20 years, China has sent close to 6,000 cadres and technical professionals, and earmarked 26 billion yuan (about 4.2 billion U.S. dollars) to help with development of the southwestern autonomous region of Tibet ... |
Organization to help boost Tibet's tourism industry Shanghai Daily (subscription) Organization to help boost Tibet's tourism industry. Aug 24,2014. LHASA, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- A chamber of tourism was established in Lhasa of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on Sunday to help enhance the region's tourism industry. Initiated ... |
GET OUT: Tacoma Rainiers, Tibet Fest, car show and more events TheNewsTribune.com Discover the rituals and traditions of Tibet at the annual Tibet Fest as part of Seattle Center's Festal series. Being held Sunday at Seattle Center's Center House, 305 Harrison St., the festival seeks to preserve the centuries-old cultural tradition ... |
Sichuan-Tibet power grid project to be completed in 2014 CCTV Over the past twenty years, developing Tibet has been a top priority for the Chinese government. Provinces across the country were designated a particular assistance task to support Tibet's development. One of the main projects was building a power ... |
China used force to quell 2008 Tibet protests: Rights group Free Press Journal “A leaked document provides irrefutable evidence that Chinese security forces killed Tibetans in different localities in Lhasa city during the initial protests in March 2008 that ignited the uprising in large parts of the Tibetan plateau,” the Tibetan ... |
Tibetan activist finds class support in Chennai Times of India CHENNAI: Tenzin Tsundue has taken the Tibetan cause to new heights, including the crowns of hotels and cranes. The Tibetan activist — known for his quietly cutting poetry and spectacular sloganeering — has campaigned unremittingly for a free Tibet. |
Bob Parker, China State Media and Tibet Forum Scoop.co.nz (press release) Sir Bob Parker has joined political figures from the UK, Japan and Ireland who were reported by Chinese state media to have supported a highly controversial position statement at the end of an international meeting held in Lhasa, Tibet's capital, this ... |
Bangkok Post | Chinese police kill 5 Tibet protesters Bangkok Post Three people aged from 18 to 60 are now confirmed dead from injuries inflicted during the shootings, British-based group Free Tibet said in a statement, without specifying how the other two are believed to have died. The US-based International Campaign ... |
Tibet Post International | Tibet: News Tibet Beijing promotes mixed marriages in Tibet to achieve 'Unity' Tibet Post International Dharamshala: - In another attempt to wipe out the Tibetan race, the communist regime has been accused of trying to stamp out Tibetan cultural identity by intentionally promoting mixed marriages in Tibet recent years. Now, the hard-line Communist regime ... |
Tibet Post International | His Holiness the Dalai Lama of Tibet leaves for Germany visit Tibet Post International Tibet-Education-Dharamshala-India-2014 Dharamshala: - The spiritual leader of Tibet His Holiness the Dalai Lama Wednesday, 20 August left Dharamshala for Germany where he will give a series of public talks on peace, compassion, and secular ethics. |
Tibet puts 20-person limit on tour buses New Zealand Herald BEIJING (AP) Chinese authorities are limiting the number of passengers aboard tour buses on mountain roads of Tibet, following two fatal accidents involving such buses. A man at the official Tibet Regional Tourism Bureau and at least two travel ... |
Double threat for Tibet Nature.com “The Tibetan plateau is getting warmer and wetter,” says Yao Tandong, director of the CAS Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research in Beijing, who led the assessment. This means that vegetation is expanding to higher elevations and farther north, and ... |
China opens $2-billion extension of controversial Tibet railway Reuters The new 13.28 billion yuan ($2.2 billion) extension goes to Shigatse, the traditional seat of Tibetan Buddhism's second-highest figure, the Panchen Lama, and reduces travel time from Lhasa to around two hours from four hours by road now, the official ... |
Tibetan groups say 2 dead after police shooting Yahoo News BEIJING (AP) — Two people have died in a Tibetan region of southwestern China after they were injured by police gunfire while protesting the detention of a local leader, overseas Tibetan rights groups said. One protester committed suicide Sunday in ... |
China's Qinghai-Tibet rail gets closer to Nepal China Post The second largest Tibetan city of Shigatse is about 540 kilometers from Kerung, the nearest Chinese town from Nepal, while the bordering Nepali district of Rasuwa is 35 kilometers away from there. Katmandu is 110 kilometers from the district. Carrying ... |
the Diplomat | Tibet: Reality vs Morality the Diplomat My trip to Tibet has already ended. Originally, I agreed to keep a diary during my trip to let my readers know about my experiences, but I didn't post a thing. Tibet is just too beautiful — so beautiful that I had no time to open up my computer. The ... |
China's new rail link in Tibet GreaterKashmir.com Beijing, Aug 15: China on Friday inaugurated its second railway line in Tibet, built at a cost of $2.16 billion, close to Indian border in Sikkim, enhancing mobility of its military in the remote and strategic Himalayan region. The 253-km railway line ... |
Tibet's intangible heritage well-protected, says official CCTV "Of the 386 million yuan (62.7 million U.S. dollars) for cultural heritage preservation allocated by the central treasury between 2002 and 2009, about a quarter was spent in ethnic regions including Tibet," said Li Jianhui, a culture promotion official ... |
China inaugurates new Tibet rail link New Delhi Times China on Friday inaugurated its second railway line in Tibet, built at a cost of USD 2.16 billion, close to Indian border in Sikkim, enhancing mobility of its military in the remote and strategic Himalayan region. The 253-km railway line links Tibet's ... |
BBC News | UK politician's Tibet visit under fire BBC News Given that the UK Labour Party says that it is "deeply concerned" about the human rights situation in Tibet, it might seem odd that one of its senior politicians is in Lhasa at all. The Fourth Forum on the Development of Tibet, taking place in the ... |
China opens $2-bln extension of controversial Tibet railway Reuters India The new 13.28 billion yuan ($2.2 billion) extension goes to Shigatse, the traditional seat of Tibetan Buddhism's second-highest figure, the Panchen Lama, and reduces travel time from Lhasa to around two hours from four hours by road now, the official ... |
IBNLive | China inaugurates new Tibet rail link close to Sikkim IBNLive Beijing: China inaugurated its second railway line in Tibet, built at a cost of US $2.16 billion, close to Indian border in Sikkim, enhancing mobility of its military in the remote and strategic Himalayan region. The 253-km railway line links Tibet's ... |
Bob Parker Accused of Being Misinformed Over Tibet Fiasco Scoop.co.nz (press release) In contrast to the picture painted of economic development in Tibet at the forum, the UN Economic, Cultural and Social Rights committee recently issued a report detailing child malnutrition in Tibet and unemployment among Tibetans as a result of ... |
Times of India | China opens new Tibet rail link close to Sikkim Times of India BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday cleared the second rail link to Tibet close to Sikkim near the Indian border, increasing mobility of Chinese troops in a region where India doesn't have corresponding facilities. The 253-km railway line ... |
Tibet Post International | 2014 Hong Kong Tibet Film Festival will be held in September Tibet Post International Tibet-Film-Old-Dog-2014 Dharamshala: - The 2014 Hong Kong Tibet Film Festival will be held in Hong Kong, on September 26-28. With the help of the organizer of Zurich Tibet Film Festival, the film festival will show screen films and a large number of ... |
China opens $2-billion extension of controversial Tibet railway Reuters UK The new 13.28 billion yuan (1.32 billion pounds) extension goes to Shigatse, the traditional seat of Tibetan Buddhism's second-highest figure, the Panchen Lama, and reduces travel time from Lhasa to around two hours from four hours by road now, the ... |
NDTV | China Inaugurates New Tibet Rail Link Close to Sikkim NDTV Beijing: China today inaugurated its second railway line in Tibet, built at a cost of USD 2.16 billion, close to Indian border in Sikkim, enhancing mobility of its military in the remote and strategic Himalayan region. The 253-km railway line links ... |
