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China may abolish permit rule for Tibet visitors

Foreign travellers to Tibet, including Indian tourists, could benefit from a planned relaxation of Chinese regulations that currently require them to secure a special permit to enter the erstwhile Himalayan

Hacking the Himalayas: Building a Monkey-Proof Wireless Network

Inside the Gyuto Ramoche temple in the northern Indian city of Dharamsala, the scene is timeless, seemingly centuries old: Rows of scarlet-robed young monks from Tibet, hunched over prayer scrolls in mediation.

Tibet-Japan inter-Buddhist culture enhanced

Six senior monks from Gyuto monastery, Dharamsala, are currently on tour in Japan. The tour is being organized and sponsored by Tibet House, which is the cultural facet of the Liaison Office of His Holiness

China to extend Tibetan rail link

China's government plans to extend its new Tibetan rail link to reach the region's second-biggest city, Xigaze, according to China's state news agency.

Tibetan Horse Race Canceled After Violence

A crowd of Tibetan nomads has ransacked a local police station in a traditionally Tibetan area of Sichuan province, China, after a dispute over the result of a major annual horse race, according to witnesses.

China: Tibetan Water Plans Raise Concerns

The 10 major watersheds formed by the mountains above the high Tibetan plateau spread water throughout Asia, serving nearly 47 percent of the world's population. Although this vast volume of water is created mostly in

Dalai Lama unworthy of being called a religious leader: China

Tibet's Communist Party chief has accused the Dalai Lama of being a "double dealer" who is engaged in separatist activities in collusion with anti-China forces, making him an "unworthy" religious leader for devout

Two-year countdown: Beijing Olympic “dream” conceals nightmare for Tibet

Today marks the two year countdown to the opening of the Beijing Olympics on August 8, 2008. China intends to use "the greatest show on earth" to showcase to the world a new, prosperous and confident China

Hacking the Himalayas: Connecting Tibet’s Exile Community via the Web

When the Dalai Lama fled Chinese rule of Tibet in 1959, he found refuge just across the western border in India. Waves of refugees followed their spiritual leader out of the once-isolated kingdom when India

Letter: Modernising Shangri-la

Lin Gu, a writer based in the Chinese capital, Beijing, travelled to the remote and beautiful mountainous region bordering Tibet. The area has been named a World Heritage Site and is

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