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Construction of the longest tunnel on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Line has been completed. The 3,345-meter-long tunnel, located about 80 kilometers from Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, was built at a place at an altitude of 4,264 meters above the sea level.

Much before the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) here could respond to the Chinese White Paper on Tibet, an unidentified agency reportedly hacked the computers of the CTA and made public the contents of the draft, which was being kept a top official secret.

The Tibetan government-in-exile has pinned hopes on the two-member delegation which is likely to visit China and Tibet on behalf of the cabinet and the Dalai Lama.

Although there was a standing ovation when Hungarian President Ferenc Mádl and his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao shook hands after signing seven bi-lateral agreements, the Chinese visit was marred when a Chinese diplomat attacked peaceful demonstrators

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Mr. Theo van Boven, has on June 16, 2004 announced the postponement of his scheduled visit to China at the request of the Chinese Government.

This year’s Edinburgh Military Tattoo has sold out in record time, it was announced today. More than 211,000 tickets have been snapped up since the Tattoo office opened in January, with the sold-out sign going up today - five weeks ahead of last year’s record.

Tibetan nuns should fight for equality with men through education, said Kalon Thupten Lungrik. Kalon Thupten Lungrik was speaking as the chief guest at a modest function held for the convocation of nuns of Dolmaling who graduated in Pharchin Ramjampa.

Traffic on Tibet's mainly unsealed roads has become increasingly dangerous in recent times, with the rate of fatal accidents markedly increasing. While in the past, the government-controlled media, eager to avoid negative reporting

The People's Daily said the government controlled Internet News and Info Service Working Committee (INISWC) has introduced further rules to supervise web pages on the Internet.

Senior Nepalese and Tibetan officials held talks on Monday about promoting direct air links to Tibet to counter a drastic drop in tourism, an official said.