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The Tibetan Youth Congress is holding a crucial meeting in the north-eastern Indian town of Shillong from August 27 to review developments on the Tibet front, including the Tibet-China contact, and to decide on a one-year action plan.

Young monk guards a temple at Tashilhunpo Monastery Saturday Aug. 23, 2003 in Shigatse, about 200 kilometers from Lhasa, Tibet, far west of China. (Associated press)

Monks at one of Tibetan Buddhism's most revered monasteries are studying the political theories of former Chinese president Jiang Zemin, which has appeared as a criteria on whether or not they can remain in the monastery.

China's governor of Tibet said on Monday recent visits by envoys of the banished Dalai Lama were key to improving the chances of his return but warned his coming trip to meet U.S. leaders could be a setback.

Chinese President Hu Jintao is largely responsible for a multi-billion dollar plan to modernize China's Himalayan hinterlands, a leading Tibetan official said. Jampa Phutsok, chairman of the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR)

A Las Vegas wannabe in a sequined suit is shaking his hips on stage. In the audience, Chinese businessmen crack open cans of Budweiser and half-drunk Tibetan truck drivers look for dance partners.

The annual Indo-Tibet trade at Taklakot area in Tibet is gradually picking up momentum with 100 Indian businessmen going there for trading through barter, official sources said today.

China is investing about $5.4 million to protect the largest group of mausoleums of ancient Tibetan kings, located in Khyonggyal county in the Himalayan region, a report said today.

General view of Panchen Lama's New Palace Saturday Aug. 23, 2003 in Shigatse, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from Lhasa, Tibet, far west of China. The palace once was the summer house of Panchen Lama and now is under renewal to establish as the palace. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)