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The head of China's nominal lower house of parliament, Jia Qinglin, met Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee for talks on a host of bilateral issues, an official said.

A senior Swiss diplomat insists China is open to criticism of its human rights record and its treatment of minorities. Peter Maurer’s comments came on the same day that President Pascal Couchepin was accused of giving the Chinese an easy ride on the same issues

After their arrival in France for the first time, the junior Tibetan football team has been invited to play with their equivalent team in Monaco on 15th November. The result was 3 to 2 in favour of Monaco.

On Sunday, 23rd November 2003, the Tibetan Community in France organised the anniversary day of the Nobel Peace Prize Award to His Holiness the Dalai Lama in 1989 and Human Rights day in Paris.

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama (R) speaks with a leading Hindu priest in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta November 24, 2003. The Dalai Lama is in Calcutta to attend a seminar on Buddhist studies organized by the Visva Bharati University's Department of Indo-Tibetan Studies. REUTERS/Jayanta Shaw

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama today said Buddhism and science shared a common aspect of inquiry for truth and therefore scientific education has been introduced in a number of Buddhist monasteries in south India.

After the successful completion of the First Phase of Bharat Jagran Yatra, Tibet awareness programs covering more than 1500 Indian villages and major Indian cities in March 2003. Tibetan Youth Congress is now launching the Second Phase of Tibet Awareness Program targeting at different

Tibetan monks from the Namgyal Monastery of Ithaca, Tenzin Lobsang, left, Tenzin Thutop and Tenzin Choenden chant prayers for world peace and for the freedom of Tibet at the beginning of the 11th annual Tibet Day Celebration Saturday at the Women's Community Building. The event was hosted by the Tibetan Community of Ithaca. (BILL WARREN/Journal Staff)

The Women's Community Building was packed Saturday with people trying to gain a greater understanding of what it means to be Tibetan. During the lunch break at the 11th annual Tibet Day Celebration, some waited in line for Tibetan food

XIAOJIANG HU, left, a lecturer in sociology, and LOBSANG SANGAY, a Fulbright Scholar at Harvard Law School discuss Tibet at a panel hosted by Radio Free Asia Friday. (CRIMSON/ RAVI P. RAMCHANDANI)