カテゴリー: Tibet
Players face possible arrest for downloading Taiwan-developed Reversed Front: Bonfire, which lets them ‘overthrow the communist regime’Hong Kong police have warned people against downloading a Taiwan-developed mobile game which they say is “secessionis…
New book by spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism will raise the stakes in a dispute with Beijing over control of TibetThe Dalai Lama’s successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says in a new book, raising the stakes…
Brother of the Dalai Lama and political envoy who led talks on the exiled leader’s return to Tibet with the Chinese governmentThe life of Gyalo Thondup, who has died aged 97, was transformed after one of his younger brothers, Lhamo Thondup, was identif…
At least 188 people injured and more than 3,600 homes destroyed after the earthquake struck the foothills of the Himalayas on TuesdayRescuers in China’s Tibet region were continuing to search for survivors in freezing conditions on Wednesday after a de…
A strong earthquake has struck near Shigatse, one of Tibet’s holiest cities, killing scores of people, damaging buildings and sending people running to the streets in neighbouring Nepal and India. The US Geological Survey said the earthquake was centre…
Chinese state media also say 130 injured as rescue efforts in remote high-altitude terrain underway in below-freezing conditionsFull report: dozens dead as 6.8-magnitude quake strikes holy city of ShigatseChinese state media reported earlier that at le…
Quake damaged buildings in Shigatse and could be felt hundreds of kilometres away in Nepal and the Indian state of BiharA strong earthquake has struck near Shigatse, one of Tibet’s holiest cities, killing scores of people, damaging buildings, and sendi…
Foot, boot and sock believed to belong to Sandy Irvine, who disappeared in George Mallory’s 1924 expedition, discovered on glacierThe partial remains of Andrew “Sandy” Irvine are believed to have been found on the slopes of Mount Everest, a century aft…
Researchers used samples from populations deemed by experts and campaigners to be vulnerable to exploitation, including Uyghurs and TibetansA genetics journal from a leading scientific publisher has retracted 17 papers from China, in what is thought to…
UK, US and others use universal periodic review to speak out over Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong KongThe UK, the US and several other countries criticised China’s human rights record on Tuesday as the country was subjected to rare scrutiny of its policies at…
Campaigners say testing is among methods used to surveil people in the tightly controlled regionThe US biotech company Thermo Fisher has halted sales of its DNA identification kits in Tibet, nearly five years after it made a similar commitment about th…
16 October 1953: An account of the Austrian climber’s escape from a British prison in India, crossing the Himalayas to Tibet and becoming a tutor to the Dalai LamaSeven Years in Tibet, By Heinrich Harrer. Hart-Davis. Pp 222, 16s. Tibet and the Tibetans…
American climber and Nepalese guide killed in attempt to scale world’s 14th tallest peakAvalanches have struck the slopes of the Tibetan mountain Shishapangma as more than 50 climbers were making a push for the summit, killing an American and Nepalese …
Study shows increase and decrease in rain linked to changes in ozone levels in upper atmosphereRepairing the ozone hole didn’t just help reduce the risk of skin cancer; it also reversed unwelcome effects of the climate crisis. Every summer heavy rains …
Antony Blinken criticises China’s state boarding schools that ‘seek to eliminate Tibet’s distinct linguistic, cultural and religious traditions’The United States will impose visa sanctions on Chinese officials pursuing “forced assimilation” of children…