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17 killed, 6 missing in Sichuan landslide

At least 17 people have died and six others are missing after a mountain collapsed on work sheds at a construction site in Sichuan Province early Tuesday

Is the era of cheap Chinese labour almost over?

A string of suicides at the Foxconn plant in southern China that makes iPads and iPhones for Apple has focused attention on wages and conditions there

Tibet’s watershed challenge

While Tibet raises a number of controversial questions, one dimension will assume increasing political significance: its water resources. The Tibetan Plateau, known to many as the "Third Pole," is an enormous storehouse of freshwater

EU urges China to release convicted dissident

The European Union on Friday condemned the five-year prison sentence for a Chinese dissident, Tan Zuoren, saying his conviction for subversion violated his freedom of

3 Tibetan monks arrested in Chamdo’s Jomda County

China has arrested three monks of Wara Monastery in Thangpu Township, Jomda County (Ch: Jiangda xian) in Chamdo Prefecture, “Tibet Autonomous Region” (‘TAR’) on June 7, 20

Dalai Lama to visit Japan

His Holiness the Dalai Lama will leave here for a week-long visit to Japan. The Tibetan leader is scheduled to visit several Buddhist temples and give religious sermons

China urged to drop charges against Tibetan environmentalists

The Chinese government has been urged to drop all charges against two Tibetan environmentalists held for running an environmental group in their village. The New York bas

Chinese government urged to release Tibetan environmental activists

Human Rights Watch has called on the Chinese government to release three Tibetan environmental activists who have played a major role in protecting the fragile eco-system on the roof of the world

Tibetan Parliament speaker concludes Norway visit

The Speaker of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile Mr Penpa Tsering on Tuesday concluded a three-day visit to Norway that included meetings with MPs, Officials of Foreign Ministry and the country’s small Tibetan community

Bangladeshi Tibet activist “harrased” by police ahead of Chinese VP’s visit

With the Chinese Vice President set to visit Bangladesh on June 13, a Bangladeshi activist for Tibet and social worker has found herself in the midst of police “ha

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