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Rocker Sting has donated his fee of a travel essay that he wrote for a Men's Journal about his 2003 trip to Nepal to a Buddhist monk school.

Ngawang Choephel, the Tibetan Fulbright scholar recently released from a Chinese prison, and Bhuchung Tsering, director of the International Campaign for Tibet, will speak 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov.

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama, left, looks in the direction of the third ranking Lama in Tibetan Buddhism Karmapa, right, at the 43rd anniversary of the Tibetan Children's Village School at Dharamsala, India, Monday, Oct. 27, 2003. (AP Photo/Ashwani Bhatia)

His Holiness the Dalai Lama is scheduled to depart Dharamsala on 30th October for 12-day visit to Japan. His Holiness arrives in Tokyo on Friday, October 31st and in the evening attends a welcome Reception organized by the main host of the visit.

Pro-Tibet protesters wave flags and banners while waiting for Chinese President Hu Jinato to arrive at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, Auckland.(AFP/Dean Tremil)

China's foreign minister showed anger over the presence of protesters near a New Zealand museum President Hu Jintao was visiting prior to his tour of a laboratory that is working on treatments for HIV, SARS and other diseases.

The five Tibetan youth entrepreneurs selected by Youth Opportunity Trust Asia will have a rare opportunity to meet and share their experiences with HRH the Prince of Wales. At a function planned at Samyeling Tibetan colony, Majnu Ka Tilla on 29 October

Foreign Minister Alexander Downer defended a lock-out of two senators during an unprecedented address to Australia's parliament by Chinese President Hu Jintao, saying protests during the speech would have damaged ties.

Chinese President Hu Jinato (centre) and New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark (R) stand while Chinese Minister of Quality, Supervision, Inspection and Quarrantine, H E Mr. Li Changjiang signs new meat protocol agreements between the People's Republic of China and New Zealand at AgResearch, Hamilton 26 October 2003. President Hu Jintao is in New Zealand for three days and leaves for Australia on Monday.(AFP/DeanDEAN Treml)

Chinese President Hu Jintao flew into Auckland for talks with New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark. Earlier in the day he left Wellington where he arrived Saturday and flew to Hamilton for brief tours of agricultural research facilities.