By Debasish Roy Chowdhury, South China Morning Post, 20 February 2018 Read original story here Nepal’s new communist prime minister will restart a Chinese-led US$2.5 billion hydropower project that was pulled by the previous government considered friendly towards India, and … (...)
WASHINGTON, DC: Representative Ngodup Tsering attended the community potluck gathering and celebration of Losar with Capitol Area Tibetans on 17 February. In a brief address to the gathering, he underscored the need for unity as the Chinese government intensifies through … (...)
By Tenzin Phende, Photo-editor In the last six decades, Tibetans-in-exile have been largely ignored by the world press but have remained a thorn in China’s side. Against considerable odds, this small community has been able to preserve much of its … (...)
Dharamsala; In light of the news reports of a massive fire that was believed to have emerged from Jokhang chapel (chapel that houses the Jowo-Buddha Shakyamui’s statue) in the temple premises, in the heart of Lhasa city, reliable sources have … (...)
By Josh Rogin, The Washington Post – Read Original Story Here China’s massive foreign influence campaign in the United States takes a long view, sowing seeds in American institutions meant to blossom over years or even decades. That’s why the … (...)
MOSCOW: 16 February marked the Losar for the Tibetans as New year according to the lunar calendar. It also marked new year for the Mongolians, Buryats, Tuvans, and Kalmyks as well. The Mongols and Kalmyks call Losar ‘Tsagan Saar’, the … (...)
By Tenzin Phende, Photo-editor In the last six decades, Tibetans-in-exile have been largely ignored by the world press but have remained a thorn in China’s side. Against considerable odds, this small community has been able to preserve much of its … (...)
By STEVEN LEE MYERSFEB. 18, 2018 New York Times Read original story here A monk at Dzongsar monastery in the Chinese province of Sichuan. Credit Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times DZONGSAR MONASTERY, China — The monks, dressed in … (...)