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The five-day conference of the representatives and welfare officers will conclude today. The representatives and the welfare officers were given extensive lessons on organic farming.

When Li Xuanyao, a student at Beijing's No 55 Middle School, wants to learn about the Great Leap Forward, she has her work cut out for her.

Tibetan farmers along the route of China's much-vaunted Qinghai-Tibet railway are appealing against eviction from their homes and the amount of compensation offered by the U.S.$3.1 billion infrastructure project.

The Bhagat Singh Yuva Sena Samithi today staged a demonstration asking the Tibetans to 'Quit India'. The protest march commenced from Kote Anjaneya temple of the Palace this morning.

The Department of Information and International Relations today launched a pictorial book on Tibet titled "Tibet at a Glance".

"As Buddhists, Tibetans can practically play a great role in the protection of animals and creating awareness about it," said Dr. Barbara Maas, Chief Executive Officer, Care for the Wild International (CWI).

"Copying enjoys a long tradition in China and does not carry a stigma. Copying a masterpiece was historically considered an art form in its own right, while Chinese students have been taught for centuries to copy their teachers as accurately as possible before attempting to create."

Tibet received another boost to its international standing on Sunday (8th May) when thousands flocked to the center of Seoul, capital of South Korea, to celebrate the Lord Buddha's birthday at the "Lotus Lantern Festival."

Mr Christer Cederlöf comes walking in the street outside the Swedish Parliament with his heavily loaded jogging-carriage behind him and with a Tibetan flag majesticly flying in the wind.

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in southwest China, which is dotted with 1,091 big lakes, holds probably the country's biggest amount of fresh water, the state media reported today.