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China's refusal to concede India's sovereignty over Sikkim has been one of the major thorns in the relations between the two nations. But recent media reports indicate that both New Delhi and Beijing are burning the midnight oil to arrive at

A statement received exclusively by The Kathmandu Post today from the office of United States Senator Dianne Feinstein said that the Senator has withdrawn a preferential legislation from the US Senate that sought to allow duty-and quota-free market access to Nepali garments in the US.

For nearly a year, seven Tibetan monks have endured greasy fast food and long drives on freeways as they criss-cross North America in a van to share the tragic story of the young Panchen Lama, the lost child of Tibet.

Old names and new faces fill the cassette racks

Walk down the twin lanes of Mcleod Ganj streets and you will hear variant notes of tunes being played from different corners. The songs are now familiar and easily hummed by the passerby. The fact that the small hill town in Dharamsala has

The fourth International Conference of Tibet Support Groups will be held in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, from 19-21 October 2003. Representatives of over 250 Tibet Support Groups (TSGs) worldwide will attend this three-day meeting.

Special Envoy, Mr.Lodi G.Gyari (R) and Envoy, Mr.Kelsang Gyaltsen(L) addressing the press (Photo: TibetNet)

The Dalai Lama's Special Envoy Lodi Gyari and Envoy Kelsang Gyaltsen, who visited China from May 25 to June 8, 2003, said on June 18, 2003 that their task was solely to establish contact with the Chinese leadership so that this will

The show highlights the unique aspects of Tibetan culture

This photo taken on June 16, 2003 shows the new terminal at the Gonggar Airport, 100 kilometers away from Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. Some 323.49 million yuan is invested on the ongoing expansion project of the airport, which was started in early 2001 and is scheduled to be completed in December 2003. NOTE : Xinhua is a official News Agency of the PRC.