Nepal to double flights to China, Tibet

Beijing has agreed to let Nepal’s state carrier double its flights to China to 14 a week and begin service to Tibet, Nepal’s aviation minister said Saturday. Nepal hopes the agreement will expand the number of tourists using it as a conduit to Tibet

Don’t let oil-less Tibet be forgotten

No matter what Beijing might say and want to hear the world knows that Chinese troops are occupying Tibet, to which they have no more historical rights than Iraq had on Kuwait.

A local child waits for visitors…

A local child waits for visitors to beg some money from near colorful prayer’s cloths Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003 at the peak of Mount Kamala, about 100 kilometers (62.5 miles) from Lhasa, Tibet, far west of China. The picturesque site is overlooking Yamdrok-tso Lake where is very popular among adventurous tourists.

Photo by Eugene Hoshiko