Climate change threatening Qinghai-Tibet plateau
March 27th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Xining (China), Mar. 27 (ANI): The Qinghai-Tibet plateau region is getting warmer and the people are clearly feeling the change.China's official Xinhua news agency quoted 83-year-old Hou Fusheng as saying: "It's getting ... Read more...
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China praises India, but tells Dalai Lama to stop separatist activities
March 12th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar. 12 (ANI): While praising the Indian Government for cracking down on anti-Chinese activities on its soil, the Chinese Foreign Ministry has called on Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, to ... Read more...
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Global warming making Tibet’s environment much more fragile than before
March 6th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, March 6 (ANI): Reports indicate that the impact of global warming is affecting the ecological environment of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, accelerating glacial shrinkage, reducing snow and increasing land ... Read more...
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Dalai Lama not legal representative of Tibetans: China
February 2nd, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Feb. 2 (ANI): Beijing has dismissed Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama's claim that he is "legal representative" of Tibetan people."The Chinese government and the government of Tibet autonomous region under its ... Read more...
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China to Dalai Lama’s envoys: Sovereignty of Tibet is non-negotiable
February 1st, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Feb. 1 (ANI): China has said that its doors are open for talks with Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, but reiterated that no concessions would be made on issues concerning ... Read more...
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Chairman of China’s Tibet region resigns
January 12th, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 12 (DPA) The chairman of China's Tibet Autonomous Region resigned Tuesday, 22 months after anti-Chinese protests escalated into deadly violence in the regional capital.
The regional government said it had accepted ... Read more...
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Nepal seeks strong economic ties with China (Second Lead)
December 26th, 2009 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lhasa, Dec 26 (IANS) With bilateral trade topping $304 million in the first 10 months of this year, the visiting Nepali prime minister will push for stronger economic cooperation with China when ... Read more...
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Nepal PM arrives in China, seeks to boost economic ties (Lead)
December 26th, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Lhasa, Dec 26 (IANS) Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal arrived here Saturday as part of a six-day visit to China to boost bilateral cooperation.
This was his first official visit to ... Read more...
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Nepal PM arrives in China
December 26th, 2009 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
Lhasa, Dec 26 (IANS) Nepal's Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal arrived here Saturday afternoon, kicking off a six-day visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.
This was his first ... Read more...
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Border trade at Nathu La ends on sluggish note
December 2nd, 2009 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Syed Zarir Hussain
Nathu La (Sikkim), Dec 2 (IANS) Trade between India and China through the fabled Silk Road has ended for 2009 after registering business worth Rs.9 million since May. ... Read more...
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5.6-magnitude quake jolts Tibet
November 8th, 2009 - 5:18 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 8 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale hit Xigaze prefecture of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region early Sunday morning, a report said.
The quake struck the area ... Read more...
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India to ask China if it is building dam on Brahmaputra (Lead)
October 15th, 2009 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) Concerned over reports that China was building a massive dam on river Brahmaputra on its side, India said Thursday it will ascertain from Beijing if it was ... Read more...
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India to ask China about Brahmaputra dam report
October 15th, 2009 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 15 (IANS) India said Thursday it will be determining if China is building a large-scale dam project on the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra river in its territory.
In response ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake shakes parts of Asia
September 21st, 2009 - 7:41 pm ICT by BNO News
THIMPHU, Bhutan (BNO NEWS) – A strong earthquake struck the Kingdom of Bhutan on Monday afternoon and was also felt in parts of India, Tibet and Bangladesh. At least several people ... Read more...
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Earthquake strikes Bhutan, tremors felt in Lhasa
September 21st, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
Lhasa, Sep 21 (Xinhua) An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale jolted Bhutan Monday afternoon and the tremors were felt in Lhasa, authorities said.
The tremors struck at 4:53 p.m. (Beijing ... Read more...
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Tibetan women in-exile hail silver jubilee of their association in Dharamsala
September 10th, 2009 - 9:15 pm ICT by ANI
Dharamsala, Sep 10(ANI): The Tibetan Women's Association (TWA), a group working for Tibetan women and raising awareness at various platforms about their condition in Tibet, celebrated their silver jubilee in exile in ... Read more...
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India can open consulate in Lhasa: Chinese official
August 25th, 2009 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Lhasa, Aug 25 (IANS) More than 40 years after bad blood between India and China closed down the Indian consulate in Tibetan capital Lhasa, a Chinese foreign ministry official ... Read more...
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15 Tibetans arrested for fresh Kathmandu protests
July 14th, 2009 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 14 (IANS) At least 15 Tibetans, including three women, were arrested by Nepal police Tuesday for staging an anti-China protest in front of the UN headquarters in the Kathmandu valley.
Fresh ... Read more...
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China frets at new Tibetan protests in Nepal
July 1st, 2009 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, July 1 (IANS) Fretting at the resumption of anti-China protests in Nepal by Tibetan refugees, Beijing has sent a delegation to Kathmandu to seek support from the new government ... Read more...
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India committed to advancing bilateral cooperation with China: Manmohan Singh
June 16th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Yekaterinburg (Russia), June 16 (ANI): India will give top priority to its relations with China and is committed to advancing bilateral cooperation in various fields on the basis of progress made ... Read more...
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Mansarovar dream turns nightmare for hundreds of Indian tourists
June 1st, 2009 - 6:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, June 1 (IANS) Their dream to visit Mt Kailash, one of the holiest pilgrim spots in the world, and take a dip in the revered Mansarovar lake in Tibet ... Read more...
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Nathu La trade to resume on Monday
May 3rd, 2009 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
Gangtok (Sikkim), May 3 (ANI): The fourth edition of the annual Sino-Indian border trade at Nathu La, one of the three trading border posts between China and India, will resume on Monday ... Read more...
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Kailash Mansarovar yatra draw held, 960 selected
April 22nd, 2009 - 1:02 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) As many as 960 people were selected after a computerised draw here Tuesday to undertake the pilgrimage to Kailash Mansarovar in China later this year in 16 ... Read more...
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Development debate clouds Mouth Kailash region
April 7th, 2009 - 9:44 am ICT by IANS
By Bill Smith
Beijing, April 7 (DPA) For centuries, only a few hardy tourists have joined the hundreds of Buddhist, Hindu, Jain and Tibetan Bon pilgrims who make an annual trek to Asia's ... Read more...
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Chinese congress slams EUs Tibet resolution
March 14th, 2009 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 14 (ANI): The National People''s Congress (NPC), China''s top legislature, has expressed strong indignation and opposition to a European Parliament resolution on Tibet.We are strongly indignant with and ... Read more...
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Talks may continue if Dalai Lama sincere: Chinese premier
March 13th, 2009 - 11:44 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 13 (Xinhua) Talks between the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama over Tibet may continue if he is "sincere", Premier Wen Jiabao said here Friday.
"Tibet is an inalienable part of ... Read more...
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China shuts off Tibet for 50th anniversary of uprising
March 10th, 2009 - 12:15 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 10 (DPA) Tibetan areas of China were sealed off to foreigners Tuesday amid tension surrounding the anniversaries of a 1959 uprising against Chinese rule and violent protests last year.
Foreign journalists ... Read more...
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Monks lead Tibetan `civil disobedience’ in China
March 9th, 2009 - 11:46 am ICT by IANS
By Bill Smith
Rebkong (China), March 9 (DPA) "We are not celebrating the New Year this year," said a burgundy-clad Tibetan monk at the Rongwo Buddhist monastery in China's western province of Qinghai."We ... Read more...
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China’s repression in Tibet worst for 30 years: Report
March 9th, 2009 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 9 (DPA) China's repression of Tibetans' political, civil and religious rights in response to last year's unrest has reached levels last seen in the 1970s, the International Campaign for Tibet ... Read more...
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Important dates in Tibet’s recent history
March 9th, 2009 - 11:32 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 9 (DPA) The question of Tibet's autonomy has been a bone of contention for decades. The following are important dates in modern Tibetan history:
1912 - Chinese troops expelled from Lhasa ... Read more...
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Two Tibetan women arrested after protests
March 7th, 2009 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 7 (DPA) Two Tibetan women were arrested for staging separate protests that were critical of China in the Chinese province of Sichuan, an advocacy group for Tibet said Saturday.
A nun ... Read more...
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Tibetan monks stage protest in China: Report
February 27th, 2009 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 27 (DPA) Paramilitary police Friday sealed off a monastery in western China after more than 100 Tibetan monks staged a protest outside local government offices, US-based Radio Free Asia reported.
The ... Read more...
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After India, China to send special envoy to Nepal
February 22nd, 2009 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Feb 22 (IANS) A week after Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon visited Nepal to assess the progress of the commitments pledged between India and Nepal, it is now the turn of ... Read more...
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China jails two Tibetan nuns over protests
February 20th, 2009 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 20 (DPA) A court in southwestern China's Sichuan province has sentenced two Tibetan Buddhist nuns to nine and 10 years in prison after a court convicted them of crimes linked ... Read more...
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Door remains open for talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama
November 20th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 20 (ANI): Independence for Tibet autonomous region can never be considered, but the door remains open for talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama, a senior Chinese government ... Read more...
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