Tibetan PM inaugurates a new chapter of YLFT
Tibetan Prime Minister in exile [Tib: Kalon Tripa] Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche today inaugurated a new chapter of Youth Liberation Front of Tibet (YLFT) at Sonepat in India’s
In pictures: Modern Tibet
Tourism boom in Tibet: China hopes to attract three million tourists to Tibet by 2020. But there are concerns that these tourists, who will need hotels, restaurants and shops, will destroy Tibet’s unique character. More visitors could lead to ugly developments around major tourist sites and damage to the region’s natural environment. Local officials maintain this will not happen, but bold statements and action are often two different things. (As part of a series from Tibet, the BBC’s Michael Bristow has compiled a series of photographs of everyday life in this remote mountain region.) SEE MORE PICTURES
Courses in Classical Tibetan Language to be offered at UB
As a follow up to the 2006 visit to University at Buffalo by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the UB Asian Studies Program will offer introductory courses in the classical Tibetan
China cracks down on AIDS groups ahead of Olympics
Wary of exposing China’s flaws to the news media’s glare before next year’s Olympic Games, authorities are cracking down on groups that help AIDS victims and orphans, shuttering their offices and banning meetings and other gatherings.