Friday 28 November 2014

Auto Bild India GLA in Tibet: A glimpse of the heavens - India Today








India Today



Auto Bild India GLA in Tibet: A glimpse of the heavens

India Today

In Tibet there are no speed cameras but something much worse, police checkposts. To ensure that the speed limit is followed, you are given a time sheet of sorts at a check point and it contains the time before which you cannot reach the next checkpoint ...









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Tibetan Bazaar is the un-Black Friday, selling exotic wares amid peace - Philly.com









Tibetan Bazaar is the un-Black Friday, selling exotic wares amid peace

Philly.com

The Tibetan Bazaar is the un-Black Friday, a place to shop for unique silverwork and textiles, to savor salty butter tea and inhale the steamy scent of traditional dumplings, known as momos, to trade the blare of canned holiday music for the hum of ...









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Learn about Tibet when monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery visit ... - Macon Telegraph (blog)









Learn about Tibet when monks from Drepung Loseling Monastery visit ...

Macon Telegraph (blog)

The five-day long residency, called “Mystical Arts of Tibet,” is sponsored by Town and Gown Arts, a partnership between Milledgeville Allied Arts and Georgia College's Arts Unlimited Committee. The monks' visit attracted thousands to Milledgeville ...









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Thursday 27 November 2014

Not a degree of freedom for Tibetans in Tibet: Top US diplomat - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



Not a degree of freedom for Tibetans in Tibet: Top US diplomat

Tibet Post International

The US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Sarah Sewall, who is also Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights talked of her assessment of human rights conditions in Tibet during an interaction with reporters at ...









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Wednesday 26 November 2014

Tibet: News International Not a degree of freedom for Tibetans in Tibet: Top ... - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



Tibet: News International Not a degree of freedom for Tibetans in Tibet: Top ...

Tibet Post International

The US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues, Sarah Sewall, who is also Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights talked of her assessment of human rights conditions in Tibet during an interaction with reporters at ...









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Tibetan Groups Ask UN Envoy to Scrutinize Rights Charges Against Beijing - Radio Free Asia









Tibetan Groups Ask UN Envoy to Scrutinize Rights Charges Against Beijing

Radio Free Asia

New U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein should look closely at charges of blatant rights abuses and environmental concerns in Tibet if allowed by Beijing to visit the region, a group of 20 Tibetan writers, educators, and ...









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Monk arrested after staging lone protest in Sershul County in Tibet - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



Monk arrested after staging lone protest in Sershul County in Tibet

Tibet Post International

Tibet-Sershul-Sonam-Yarphel-2014 Dharamshala: - Chinese police authorities detained a Tibetan monk in Sershul County, Kham Province of eastern Tibet for staging a lone protest by raising slogans calling for "freedom in Tibet" and "long live His ...









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Tuesday 25 November 2014

Norah Shapiro and Tenzin Khecheo Find Real Beauty in “Miss Tibet” - The Sag Harbor Express








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Norah Shapiro and Tenzin Khecheo Find Real Beauty in “Miss Tibet”

The Sag Harbor Express

Miss Tibet: Beauty in Exile fits my category Movies That Should Play in Sag Harbor. I expect it to play at various festivals, but the enthusiastic reception it had at a recent sold-out screening at Doc NYC festival indicates that a smart distributor ...









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Canada-China ties worry Tibetan Prime Minister Sangay - The Globe and Mail









Canada-China ties worry Tibetan Prime Minister Sangay

The Globe and Mail

The leader of Tibet's exiled administration says he is concerned Canada's push to boost economic ties with China could lead to investments that don't respect Tibetan culture or spirituality. Lobsang Sangay, Prime Minister of the Central Tibetan ...









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Surgery enables 5 Tibet children to walk normally - AsiaOne








AsiaOne



Surgery enables 5 Tibet children to walk normally

AsiaOne

Five-year-old Tsering Wangmo has her hair combed by her mother at a ward in Capital Institute of Pediatrics in Beijing on Friday. The girl is one of five children with dislocated hips, all from the Tibet autonomous region, who are having surgery at the ...









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China defends Tibet dam project and promises 'close communication' with India - Daily Mail








Daily Mail



China defends Tibet dam project and promises 'close communication' with India

Daily Mail

On Sunday, China put into operation the first section of its 510 MW hydropower project at Zangmu, in Tibet - its first major dam on the middle reaches of the Brahmaputra, or Yarlung Zangbo as it is known in China. China last year also gave the go-ahead ...









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Construction projects aim to improve road safety of Sichuan-Tibet Highway - CCTV









Construction projects aim to improve road safety of Sichuan-Tibet Highway

CCTV

The Sichuan-Tibet Highway is known as a road full of stunning vistas, winding through 21 mountains and crossing14 major rivers. But these same natural wonders can make it a risky journey for travelers. CCTV News is going to introduce the highway for ...









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China defends damming Brahmaputra river in Tibet, calls it run-of-the-river - Firstpost








Firstpost



China defends damming Brahmaputra river in Tibet, calls it run-of-the-river

Firstpost

Beijing: Defending its plans to build a series of hydropower projects over Brahmaputra river in Tibet, China today said it has taken "full account" of concerns of downstream countries as well as the "bigger picture" of good relationship with India ...









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Monday 24 November 2014

Ancient Canyon Discovered Under a River in Tibet - Discovery News








Discovery News



Ancient Canyon Discovered Under a River in Tibet

Discovery News

We think of canyons as being carved by rivers, as the Colorado River did with the Grand Canyon, so this item is a little mind-boggling. In a just-published article in the journal Science, researchers from the California Institute of Technology have ...









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China begins operating mega-dam in Tibet - i24news








i24news



China begins operating mega-dam in Tibet

i24news

China has begun generating electricity from Tibet's biggest ever hydropower project, state-run media reported, the latest dam development on Himalayan rivers that has prompted concern in neighboring India. The first generating unit of the 9.6 billion ...









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China defends damming Brahmaputra river in Tibet - Deccan Herald









China defends damming Brahmaputra river in Tibet

Deccan Herald

Defending its plans to build a series of hydropower projects over Brahmaputra river in Tibet, China today said it has taken "full account" of concerns of downstream countries as well as the "bigger picture" of good relationship with India while ...









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China defends damming Brahmaputra river in Tibet - Economic Times









China defends damming Brahmaputra river in Tibet

Economic Times

BEIJING: Defending its plans to build a series of hydropower projects over Brahmaputra river in Tibet, China today said it has taken "full account" of concerns of downstream countries as well as the "bigger picture" of good relationship with India ...









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Struggle of the Tibetan People is Very Meaningful and Important to Me: Ashoka ... - Voice of America








Voice of America



Struggle of the Tibetan People is Very Meaningful and Important to Me: Ashoka ...

Voice of America

Still regaining his strength from his recent Ebola treatment, Ashoka Mukpo spoke to VOA Tibetan Service from his home in Rhode Island. He recalls the images of Ebola patients dying or lying outside clinics in Liberia. “The images and suffering that I ...









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China Focus : Major hydroplant begins operation in power-thirsty Tibet - People's Daily Online









China Focus : Major hydroplant begins operation in power-thirsty Tibet

People's Daily Online

LHASA , Nov . 23 -- Tibet ' s largest hydropower station became partly operational on Sunday , harnessing the rich water resources of the Yarlung Zangbo River to develop the electricity-strapped region . The first generating unit of the 9.6 billion ...









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A new book documents China's exploitation of Tibet's natural resources - PRI









A new book documents China's exploitation of Tibet's natural resources

PRI

Only the Arctic and the Antarctic have more ice than the glacial highlands of the Tibetan Plateau, earning it the nickname "the third pole." These glaciers feed into rivers that provide water for more than a billion people in Asia. But to generate ...









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China builds first hydropower dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet - indiatvnews.com (press release) (blog)








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China builds first hydropower dam on Brahmaputra in Tibet

indiatvnews.com (press release) (blog)

New Delhi: China has announced that its 510 MW hydropower dam project at Yarlung Zangbo, the source of River Brahmaputra in Tibet, has started functioning. . The construction, which began in 2010, had, in the past, raised concern in India. It is ...









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Use "Technology" constructively: Spiritual leader of Tibet - Tibet Post International









Use "Technology" constructively: Spiritual leader of Tibet

Tibet Post International

Hindu-Tibet-India-2014 New Delhi: - The spiritual leader of Tibet His Holiness the Dalai Lama said 'Technology makes our life easier and brings people closer together, but we must use it constructively.' His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Friday 21 ...









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Sunday 23 November 2014

Hydroplant in Tibet - Global Times









Hydroplant in Tibet

Global Times

Tibet's largest hydropower station became partly operational on Sunday, harnessing the rich water resources of the Yarlung Zangbo River to boost development in the electricity-strapped region. The first section of the 9.6 billion yuan ($1.5 billion ...









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Saturday 22 November 2014

Activists call on China to free Tibet - Fiji Times









Activists call on China to free Tibet

Fiji Times

CHINA's President Xi Jinping may not reach Suva during his three-day State visit to Fiji, but that did not deter the Fiji Women's Crisis Centre from posting up a Free Tibet poster on their gates in support of Tibet's independence from China. FWCC co ...









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Friday 21 November 2014

Sacred Art of Tibet Tour to Visit NEPA - PA home page








PA home page



Sacred Art of Tibet Tour to Visit NEPA

PA home page

The Sacred Art of Tibet Tour will visit Northeastern Pennsylvania December 8 – 14, 2014, coordinated by local educational non-profit organization, Yoga Journeys. Six Tibetan Buddhist Monks will be sharing the art and culture of Tibet, as well as the ...









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Tibet: China Plans to Force Nomads from Their Land by the End of the Year - UNPO








UNPO



Tibet: China Plans to Force Nomads from Their Land by the End of the Year

UNPO

China plans to forcibly move Tibetan nomads into urban areas and off their own land as part of its 'tuimy huancao' policy. This policy, which started in the early 1990s, has already resulted in the compulsory resettlement of over one million Tibetans.









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Tibet Sees More Than 1000 Foreign Climber Teams in the Past 3 Decades - CRIENGLISH.com








CRIENGLISH.com



Tibet Sees More Than 1000 Foreign Climber Teams in the Past 3 Decades

CRIENGLISH.com

According to the Sports Bureau of Tibet Autonomous Region, with the economic income created by receiving foreign mountaineering teams, Tibet has invested over 40 million yuan in constructing sports facilities and helping expedition teams finish ...









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Photo Friday: A Visit To Amdo, Tibet - GlacierHub









Photo Friday: A Visit To Amdo, Tibet

GlacierHub

Khashem Gyal is a photographer who recently documented residents of Amdo, Tibet, located in the northeastern part of the Tibetan Plateau in the series included here. Amdo's glaciers are the source of Asia's major rivers including the Yangtze, Yellow ...









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Renovation work at temple in Tibet near complete - CCTV









Renovation work at temple in Tibet near complete

CCTV

The Jokhang Monastery in Lhasa, capital city of China's Tibet Autonomous Region, is arguably the most important temple for Tibetan Buddhists. The temple is notably famous for its long, intricate murals. Over the past couple of years, painstaking ...









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Thursday 20 November 2014

How Tibet was won - The Economist








The Economist



How Tibet was won

The Economist

A new crop not only allowed people to colonise the highest reaches of Tibet, but let them do so at a time when the weather was actually getting colder. Archaeology suggests that humans have been visiting the Tibetan plateau for at least 20,000 years.









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China opens new grid to ease power woes in Tibet - Economic Times









China opens new grid to ease power woes in Tibet

Economic Times

The project aims to put an end to electricity shortages of the over 500,000 residents of the Qamdo region and ease power strain in Tibet as a whole, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The complex interconnection circuits stretch 1,521 kilometers ...









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Wednesday 19 November 2014

My mpressions from visiting of Tibet, a place with surprises - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



My mpressions from visiting of Tibet, a place with surprises

Tibet Post International

kathleen-ford-tibet-visit-november-2014 Dharamshala:- Our decision to take the controversial new train from Xining to Lhasa in 2012 tugged at my conscience, but it was the one way that we could logistically manage our trip to Tibet. And I will admit ...









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A Visitor's Impressions of Tibet: The beauty and the arts - Tibet Post International








Tibet Post International



A Visitor's Impressions of Tibet: The beauty and the arts

Tibet Post International

kathleen-ford-tibet-visit-november-2014 Dharamshala:- Our decision to take the controversial new train from Xining to Lhasa in 2012 tugged at my conscience, but it was the one way that we could logistically manage our trip to Tibet. And I will admit ...









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