カテゴリー: Tibet
The younger brother of the Dalai Llama who became a trusted confidant for the Tibetan spiritual leaderTendzin Choegyal Taklha, who has died aged 79, was confidant, sounding board and chief support of the Dalai Lama, his elder brother, throughout the tr…
New legislation will require schools to use Mandarin by default, taking priority over minority ethnic languages such as Tibetan, Uyghur and MongolianChina’s National People’s Congress (NPC), the state legislature, will vote on Thursday on a suite of ne…
Buddhist spiritual leader wins best audiobook and says he sees win ‘as a recognition of our shared universal responsibility’Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar win big in Grammys ceremony filled with anti-ICE sentimentThe Dalai Lama has taken home his first G…
Tibetan directors, who all live outside Tibet, deliver a quartet of films that explore the pain of separation and migrationThe wrench of exile is the theme of this quartet of short films from Tibetan directors, who themselves all live outside Tibet. Th…
Til, the remotest of three villages in the Limi valley on the Tibetan border, was already wrestling with a dwindling population but a series of natural disasters has led many to consider where their future should beOn the night of 15 May this year, the…
Hundreds of hikers encountered deep snow in the isolated Karma valley after an unusually powerful blizzardRescuers guided all of the remaining trekkers near the east face of Everest in Tibet to safety, including hundreds of local guides and yak herders…
At least 200 people still stranded after unseasonally heavy snowfall during china’s Golden Week holidayTrekkers have described facing “extreme” conditions after an unseasonable snowstorm during one of China’s busiest holiday weekends stranded hundreds …
Hundreds of trekkers stranded by blizzard on eastern face of mountain in Tibet already guided to safety by rescuersRescue efforts are under way on Mount Everest after a snowstorm trapped nearly 1,000 people in campsites on the eastern side of the mount…
Outdoor brand says the Rising Dragon promotional event was out of line with its values after public criticismThe outdoor brand Arc’teryx has issued an apology after a promotional fireworks display in the Tibetan plateau led to an outcry over potential …
1.2tn yuan project has broken ground in Tibet, premier says, despite fears of downstream nations India and BangladeshConstruction of the world’s biggest hydropower megadam has begun, China’s premier has said, calling it the “project of the century”.The…
Tibetans fear China will eventually name a rival successor to the Dalai Lama, bolstering Beijing’s control over TibetLeaders from India, the United States and Taiwan offered their support to Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on his 90th …
The spiritual leader has said his inner circle of monks will find an heir, but China believes the choice is in its handsFew celebrations have the hills of Dharamshala abuzz like the birthday of the Dalai Lama. But this year, as monks and devotees flood…
The Dalai Lama has said the centuries-old Tibetan Buddhist institution will continue after his death, ending years of speculation after he previously suggested he might be the last person to hold the role. In a video broadcast before his 90th birthday …
Spiritual leader challenges Beijing in video statement released in run-up to 90th birthday celebrationsThe Dalai Lama has declared in a direct challenge to China that the centuries-old spiritual institution bearing his name will continue after his deat…
The exiled spiritual leader, who turns 90 this week, has met everyone from Nelson Mandela to Lady Gaga while campaigning for autonomy and religious freedom for Tibet Continue reading…