Lhasa prefecture encourages rural migration for “building a middle-class society”
In a remarkable amendment to the policies of the last decades, a government work report to the People’s Congress of the Lhasa prefecture of April 2003, which was recently received by TIN, encourages migration from the rural areas of the prefecture to Lhasa city.
Beijing Warns U.S. About Dalai Lama Visit
A planned visit by the Dalai Lama to the United States could damage relations between Washington and Beijing, China’s state-controlled media warned Monday, dismissing the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism as a “political plotter.”
Dalai Lama to visit N.Y.
He is the leader of but one movement within a vast world religion that most Americans know little about. He presides over one of many peoples around the globe who seek freedom from an oppressive force.
Dalai Lama urged to resume negotiations with China on Tibet
With the Dalai Lama set to embark on a high-profile trip to the US this week, the Chinese official media on Monday urged Washington not to damage bilateral ties while asking the exiled Tibetan religious leader to shun his pro-independence
Hunger Strike by Friends of Tibet to Mark the 43rd Democracy Day
There is an urgent need to act on the issue of Tibet, which has strategic importance for India. Recent border disputes between India and China show the fragile relation between the two nations.
Beijing bids for the heart of Tibet
The passive resistance of Tibet’s Buddhists has caused China’s communist regime headaches, Hamish McDonald reports from Lhasa. On benches topped with thick floral carpets, shaven-headed teenage boys in yellow woollen cloaks chant Buddhist sutras
Chaksampa – building bridges of understanding
This week, the popular Tibetan music and dance group, Chaksampa, completed its 2003 Canadian tour with performances in both Toronto and Montreal. With a repertoire of old and new songs, Chaksampa delighted Canadians and Tibetans alike
Rare Buddhist ceremonies on anvil in Himachal
Himachal Pradesh will hold special Buddhist ceremonies in its mountainous tribal Buddhist belt that borders Tibet. “Kalchakra” is a rare gathering of Buddhists in monasteries, often attended by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and other religious heads
India, China to open Ladakh border
While the opening of the historic Srinagar-Rawalpindi Road remains an elusive dream for Kashmiris, India and China have quietly decided to open borders in the Ladakh region of held Kashmir, Daily Times learned on Saturday.
Korea’s collector of Tibet’s legacy
Hahn Kwang-ho’s Buddhist thangkas will be shown at the British Museum. It started with a sightseeing trip to Insa-dong. Then it grew into a hobby, visiting art dealers when time permitted.