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"Laogai," which means "reform through labor" in Chinese and is used to describe a system of labor camps in China that largely house political dissidents, has been included in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), according to the Laogai Research Foundation.

A senior State Department official has said that they are encouraged by the visits of the envoys of the Dalai Lama to China and hopes that such contacts will lead to a negotiated settlement on the Tibetan issue.

Chinese authorities have released eight of 18 Tibetan asylum-seekers forcibly repatriated from Nepal in May, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. Sources who spoke on condition of anonymity said the remaining 10 would-be refugees are expected to be released soon.

Foreign secretary Madhu Raman Acharya was closeted with Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas and Congressman James Walsh of New York on Wednesday discussing possible quota and duty-free status for Nepali garment export to the United States.

A senior Tibetan official has welcomed Indian tourists and businessmen to visit the Himalayan region amid rejuvenation of Sino-Indian relations. This was stated by the Deputy Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Regional

Anticipation of the Dalai Lama of Tibet's Sept. 7 visit to Bloomington increased Wednesday when it was announced that Muhammad Ali also will attend the events planned for that day.

The wait for the 17th Karmapa, Ogyen Trinlay Dorjee , who heads the Kagyu Karma sect of Tibetan Buddhists to visit the Rumtek monastery in Sikkim may soon be over as there is a hint from the Centre that he may be allowed to visit the monastery.

India on Thursday accused China of cross-border intrusion by troops and said the incident last month ran counter to the spirit of a landmark accord to maintain peace on the disputed frontiers.

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) today became the first Indian political party to visit Tibet when a three-member delegation was allowed in by the Chinese government to tour the sensitive remote Himalayan region.

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