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Kalon Tripa Dr Lobsang Sangay has told reporters in Australia that it is not the right time now to expect China to start talking with Tibet, while expressig hope that the new Chinese leadership might bring a "new perspective".

In an exclusive interview with Phayul, the award-winning Tibetan writer Woeser has said that the stalled Sino-Tibet dialogue process has failed to achieve “even a single result.” Answering three questions posed by Phayul

China has announced plans to invest 400 million yuan (US $63.5 million) to develop tourism in southeastern Tibet by building 22 model villages. Chinese official Xinhua News Agency said Saturday that the multi-million dollar plan has been earmarked for Nyingtri

A Tibetan nomad was arrested in Machu, Kanlho, eastern Tibet for “spear-heading” protests in the Machu region during the 2008 pan-Tibet peaceful uprisings. Shonu Palden, 34, was arrested on June 18 from a local restaurant in Belpen Township

The Italian city of Milan has withdrawn plans to bestow an honourary citizenship on Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama, reportedly under pressure from the Italian Foreign Ministry and the Chinese Embassy in Rome.

In solidarity and support with the ongoing wave of self-immolations inside Tibet, hundreds of Tibetans in the exile Tibetan seat of Dharamshala led a first of its kind torch vigil yesterday evening. Large torches, symbolic of the 42 Tibetans

Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Wednesday said that there was “not much” to discuss with China, unless Beijing adopts a realistic stance on Tibet.

Lhasa, the ancient capital city of Tibet is reeling under a “drastic” security drive with Tibetans being expelled from the city, a global rights group has said. Human Rights Watch noted that China’s “extreme measures” could “deepen” tensions

Following their Tuesday meeting in London, Tibetan spiritual leader His Holiness the Dalai Lama expressed his wish to meet the Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi again in the future.

In reports coming out of Tibet, two young Tibetans set themselves on fire today in Zatoe town of Keygudo, Kham, eastern Tibet calling for Tibet’s independence and long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama.