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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.

A Committee monitoring the implementation of the UNESCO Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage has urged the Chinese authorities to review its urban development plan for Lhasa, the Tibetan capital.

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)

One of Tibetan Buddhism's most important monasteries, the Tashilhunpo situated on the roof of the world next to the Himalayas, appears peaceful and orderly after years of upheaval over the reincarnation of a highly revered spiritual leader.

A leading Lama at one of Tibetan Buddhism’s most important monasteries said on Sunday one of its former abbots who was jailed in 1995 for aiding the exiled Dalai Lama would not be welcomed back.

The Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, is expected to meet US President George W Bush and Secretary of State Colin Powell during a visit to the United States next month, a Tibetan official said on Saturday.

Yumbu Lhakang is seen on the top of a hill of Yarlung Valley Friday Aug. 22, 2003 near Tsetang, about 200 kilometers, 125 miles, from Lhasa, Tibet, far west of China. The castle-like palace was built by Nyatri Tsanpo, the first Tibetan king, in the 2nd century B.C. The palace plays an important role in the origin of Tibetan history and culture. Photo by Eugene Hoshiko