Chinese opposition activist released from prison
One of the leaders of a would-be Chinese opposition group has been released from prison after completing an 11-year sentence for alleged subversion, a human rights group said Wednesday
China again summons Japanese ambassador in boat row
China called in Japan’s envoy for a fresh dressing-down over the detention of a Chinese fishing captain as Washington weighed into the worst diplomatic spat between the regional rivals in years
Dalai Lama visits Kargil, tells flood victims not to lose hope
The exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama has urged victims of the cloudburst in Ladakh not to lose hope and rebuild their lives
Tibetan market opens after flooding, but still deserted
The normally busy Tibetan market in northeast Delhi bustling with college students looking to buy things at dirt cheap prices was deserted Wednesday. After a weekend of flooding from the Yamuna river, shops have reopened, but pools of
‘Assertive’ China worrisome for India: Indian Defence minister
The Indian defence minister A K Antony has said China’s increasingly assertive position is worrisome. Antony was speaking at the annual combined commanders’ conference on Monday in the Indian capital. The conference was attended