Lhasa (Tibet)

Tibet to build new child welfare facility in downtown Lhasa

LHASA, Nov.18 (Xinhua) -- Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region will spend 29.85 million yuan (about 4.39 million U.S. dollars) to construct a new child welfare complex in downtown Lhasa, the regional capital. The...

Wounded passengers treated at People's Hospital in Lhasa

A wounded passenger is treated at the People's Hospital in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region Nov. 18, 2008. A passenger bus plunged into a valley last Friday in Nagqu prefecture, leaving 18 dead and 29...

Bus accident kills 18 in Tibet

17 others seriously injured northeast of Lhasa, Chinese government says BEIJING - A bus accident in Tibet killed 18 people, the Chinese government said Monday. The bus flipped over Friday morning in Naqu district, northeast of...

Continental Minerals awaiting govt OK on Tibet mine

By Lucy Hornby BEIJING, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Continental Minerals (KMK.V: ) is awaiting central government approval for a planned $520 million copper and gold mine in Tibet, which will utilize a new railway to ship ores to a...

Tibet airport sees first night flight after 43 years

LHASA, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- A major airport in Tibet saw its first night flight Wednesday, ending its 43-year history of daytime services. An Airbus A319 carrying 90 passengers took off from the Lhasa Konggar Airport at 7:50...

Tibetans' risky journey into exile

By Sally Ingleton Producer, This World In September 2006, two groups of people crossed paths in the snow-capped Himalayas - one seeking freedom, the other adventure. In 2006 the plight of these refugees came to international...

China Briefs Nov 5 to Nov 9

By Gisela Sommer Epoch Times Staff Nov 11, 2008 Nov 5 -- Rise of China Strategic Challenge to Rising India: Minister NEW DELHI—The Times of India said that after years of dancing around this central factor in India's foreign...

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The Tibet Album: British photography in Central Tibet 1920 - 1950 [previously] via The Best of The Asian Studies WWW Monitor The site isn't just photographs, there's lots of other information too: Tsarong in 'At Home' ceremony,...

Tibetan independence hopes look over after China refuses to budge

The Dalai Lama's hopes of achieving independence for Tibet look to be over after China said that talks with his envoys had failed and that it will not compromise over its status. By Malcolm Moore in Shanghai Last week's talks...

China cracks down in Tibet to avert rioting

China has intensified its military presence in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa amid fears Dalai Lama supporters plan to repeat bloody March rioting. The Courier-Mail can reveal that increased numbers of soldiers and police are

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