German MPs urge Chancellor Merkel to raise Tibet with Hu Jintao
With the G-20 summit scheduled to begin in the next few days, a group of German Parliamentarians urged Chancellor Angela Merkel to raise the Tibetan issue during the summit. The three German Parliamentarians – Mrs. Sabine Weiss MP (CDU), Mr. Harald Leibrecht, MP (FDP)
The Dalai Lama begins Vajra Dhatu initiations
Before beginning a hectic daylong schedule of preparations and preliminary teachings on the Vajra Dhatu initiation (Tib: Dorying), His Holiness the Dalai Lama took an early morning break from schedule for a short pilgrimage to Okuno-in, the mausoleum of Kobo Daishi.
China’s young millionaires consider emigration
Citing reasons for children’s better education, one out of seven young millionaires in China considers emigration, according to a recent survey. The 40-page report, released by the Bank of China and the Hurun Research Institute, revealed that 14% of Chinese millionaires