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In the first-ever presidential report to Congress on the status of Tibet negotiations, President Bush has affirmed that encouraging substantive dialogue between the Dalai Lama and the Chinese leadership is a key objective of his

The Chinese government should immediately release two Tibetan prisoners whose medical conditions are deteriorating sharply, Human Rights Watch urged today. The New York-based monitoring organization also called on the Chinese government

Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is to visit China in June, capping new efforts to foster friendship between the world's two most populous nations, Defence Minister George Fernandes said.

The Chinese government has issued a decree whereby eight thousand Tibetan inhabitants would be forcefully displaced in order to implement a major project in constructing seven Dams in Barkham County, Ngaba Tibetan Autonomous

On Saturday night, 10 May 2003, the wife and child of the South African ambassador to The People's Republic of China died in a motor car accident. The 44-year-old wife of the South African ambassador to China, Nthembu Khubeka

Prof. S. Rinpoche addressing guests at opening of ICT-D office in Berlin, Germany.

Prof. Samdhong Rinpoche, Chairman of the Tibetan Cabinet (Kalon Tripa), said the International Campaign for Tibet-Deutschland (ICT-D) has a role in increasing the interest of the German public and government on the issue of Tibet.

Chinese engineers have broken ground for constructing Asia's most difficult rail bridge situated over 4,000 metres above sea level in the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, the state media reported on Saturday.

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama has said one should not be confined to monastic rituals, but should educate himself in such a manner that he is able to serve people at large. While developing education

Professional stuntman Gary Connery is led away by a police officer after base jumping from the top of Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square, central London, Friday May 9, 2003. Activists climbed the 170 foot tall column early Friday in a stunt organised by the Act for Tibet organisation, hanging up a banner of the Dalai Lama. Connery was arrested by police following the jump. Photo by Alastair Grant