Top US lawmaker criticises China’s ‘negative and silly Tibet obsession’
May 31, 2017Elliot Engel speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.(AFP File Photo) By Yashwant Raj, Hindustan Times – 30 May 2017 A senior US lawmaker who was in Dharamshala earlier this month with a congressional delegation to meet Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has lashed out read more →
Greed biggest issue of the environment, Tibet’s Karmapa Lama says
May 31, 2017Martin Regg Cohn, The Star, 30 May 2017 It is not his destiny to be the next Dalai Lama. For he is already reincarnated as the 17th Karmapa Lama. Yet he may one day succeed his 81-year-old teacher and protector. Revered since age 7 as spiritual leader of a 1,000-year-old read more →
Nine beauties to participate in Miss Tibet Pageant 2017
May 30, 2017By ANI, DNA, Nine young and beautiful Tibetan women will participate in the 15th Miss Tibet Pageant 2017. This year the pageant has witnessed the highest number of contestants (nine) competing for the crown. Pageant Director, Lobsang Wangyal introduced the contestants on Tuesday in north Indian hill town Dharamshala and read more →
China is behaving like a “bully” in South China Sea – McCain
May 30, 2017By Reuters, DNA, China is behaving like a “bully” with its militarization of islands in the South China Sea, Republican U.S. Senator John McCain said on Tuesday, activity Washington must confront with its allies to find a peaceful solution. In a speech in Sydney, McCain said China was asserting itself read more →
Caught between two worlds: the dilemma of the overseas Chinese student
May 30, 2017University of Maryland graduate’s controversial speech highlights predicament of China’s 800,000 overseas students, torn between admitting the country’s shortcomings and defending it against Western rhetoric It began with a graduation speech praising democracy and fresh air. But once Chinese internet users caught wind of it, the eight-minute speech brewed into read more →
China Charges Activist From Taiwan With ‘Subverting State Power’
May 30, 2017The New York Times, Chris Horton and Chris Buckley, 29 May 2017 TAIPEI, Taiwan — Lee Ming-cheh, a human rights advocate from Taiwan who was detained in China in March, has been formally arrested on a charge of “subverting state power,” the Chinese government has announced, amid a continuing crackdown read more →
Two Killed, 18 Injured In China Knife Attack
May 29, 2017By Press trust of India, NDTV, The father of the accused told police in China’s Guizhou Province that his son has a history of mental illness. The 30-year-old attacker is in custody and the case is under investigation, police in China said. Beijing: A knife-wielding man believed to be mentally read more →
ANALYSIS-China’s slam dunk “sharing economy” booms, but can it last?
May 29, 2017By Reuters, DNA, Caught in the rain with no umbrella? Fancy shooting some hoops, but don’t have a basketball? Caught in the rain with no umbrella? Smartphone run out of juice? China’s rapidly expanding “sharing economy”, which already provides car rides and bicycle hire on demand, can help. For just read more →
More Than 260 Million Indigenous Peoples Marginalized in Asia, Says Report
May 29, 2017By Baher Kamal, The Wire, Indigenous women join protests for land rights in Asia. Credit: IWGIA Rome : Asia is home to the largest number of indigenous peoples on Earth, with an estimated 260 million of a total of 370 million original inhabitants worldwide. In spite of their huge number-equaling half read more →
China’s Promise to End Pollution Leaves Chemical Park’s Neighbors Sceptical
May 29, 2017By Natalie Thomas and David Stanway, The Wire, Steam and smoke rise from a factory in the Guantao Chemical Industry Park in the early morning near the villages of East Luzhuang and Nansitou, Hebei province, February 22, 2017. Picture taken February 22, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Peter Handan, China: Hebei province, home read more →