A Sympathetic Hearing
When a 7.1-magnitude earthquake rocked parts of Yushu prefecture in remote Qinghai province this week, China responded much as it did in 2008, when a 7.9-magn
Dalai Lama eager to visit Quake hit region
The Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has expressed eagerness to visit the quake affected areas of Qinghai province. His Holiness said he would
Artiste by Chance
The time was 8 a.m. on 1 May 1984. All the members of the Tibetan Music, Dance and Drama Society, even the gatekeeper, were in the shrine room reciting invocati
Families of Tibet quake victims ask Hu and Wen to invite the Dalai Lama
Tibetans in Yushu County (Kyegudo in the traditional Tibetan province of Kham) have asked Chinese president Hu Jintao and Premiere Wen Jiabao to invite the Dalai
Tibetans begin cremating victims of China quake
Tibetans broke with local burial traditions and began cremating the victims of an earthquake that struck western China more than 72 hours ago as police stepped up