Moves to Rapidly Integrate Resource-Rich Tibet
China has intensified its long-term quest to integrate the remote land and people of Tibet by building new infrastructure and drawing up plans to tap the Himalayan region’s virgin water sources
Lower D’sala outshines in inter-TCV elocution contest
According to Dale Carnegie, the famous author of Quick and Easy Way to Effective Public Speaking, a good (extempore) talk may be likened to what Rosseau said love letters should be written
Merkel talks human rights with Wen
German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on the issues of human rights during a meeting in Berlin yesterday and stressed that a free press would be crucial for the 2008
His Holiness the Dalai Lama ends his Los Angeles teachings
The three-day teachings on Nagarjuna’s Commentary on Boddhicitta, which started on 12 September, were concluded yesterday. His Holiness the Dalai Lama
EU-China Summit Statement Avoid Tibet Mention
A Joint statement issued after another round of European Union (EU)-China Summit has again avoided reference to the situation in Tibet although both sides reaffirmed their commitment to value
Blind Tibetan kids defeat stigma in mountain climb
Smashing stigmas is a mountain of a task. But the story of a blind man who climbed the tallest mountain in the world opened the eyes of six blind teenagers in Lhasa, Tibet, and forms the subject
China condemns US Congressional Gold Medal for the Dalai Lama
Once again the US is not shy of giving public recognition to the Dalai Lama as a great world leader and a man of peace. On 13 September, the US House of Representatives passed a bill to award
Blair censored by China over Human Rights during Premier Wen’s visit to London
Despite mounting criticism of China’s human rights record, Tony Blair failed again to address the concerns of human rights groups, parliamentary committees and inter-governmental organisations