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The members of the Task Force on Negotiations under the auspices of the Kalon Tripa Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, held a meeting from August 23 to 24 at the Kashag Secretariat.

A local child waits for visitors to beg some money from near colorful prayer's cloths Sunday, Aug. 24, 2003 at the peak of Mount Kamala, about 100 kilometers (62.5 miles) from Lhasa, Tibet, far west of China. The picturesque site is overlooking Yamdrok-tso Lake where is very popular among adventurous tourists. Photo by Eugene Hoshiko

Beijing has agreed to let Nepal's state carrier double its flights to China to 14 a week and begin service to Tibet, Nepal's aviation minister said Saturday. Nepal hopes the agreement will expand the number of tourists using it as a conduit to Tibet

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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.