Australian companies could take advantage of significant cost savings operating in the "emerging story" of the resources sector, China, the head of an Australian gold producer said today.
The Canada Tibet Committee is pleased to announce that a 39-year-old woman is cycling her way around the world to help free Tibet. Karen McLinton first began her global cycle to overcome her own personal battle against chronic fatigue syndrome.
There are two significant developments in the visit of Gyaltsen Norbu (CH: Gyaincain Norbu), the boy chosen by China as the 11th Panchen Lama to the Kumbum and, reportedly, Labrang monasteries in Amdo.
Stringent security procedures were in place for the recent visit of the Chinese appointed Panchen Lama, 13 year old Gyaltsen Norbu, to Kumbum (Chinese: Ta’ersi) monastery in Huangzhong (Tib: Kumbum) county, as part of a 11-day tour of Qinghai.
This year has witnessed a satisfactory result in the road construction in Tibet and the three main projects (including the key, leading-to-county and cross-country road construction) are going on steadily.
Referring to the recent Sino-India joint declaration in Beijing, Shri Indresh Kumar said that this was a diplomatic move and not necessarily India's expression of faith and confidence in China.
The Friends of Tibet, India, yesterday held a poetry reading session which also marked the launch of a magazine 'Creative Resistance' printed and published for Friend's of Tibet by its founder Sethu Das and his brother.
This is a transcript from The World Today. The program is broadcast around Australia at 12:10pm on ABC Local Radio. HAMISH ROBERTSON: We start the program in Beijing, where the Prime Minister John Howard is today beginning a series of meetings with China's top leaders.
