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His Holiness the Dalai Lama arrives at the inauguration of Shugseb Ogen Dzong Nyingma Nunnery at Garoh, located near Dharamsala, India, December 7, 2010. (Photo: Phayul/Norbu Wangyal)

The stage is all set and the guests have all arrived in Bodh Gaya in the Indian state of Bihar, where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment, to celebrate the 900 years of the Karmapa lineage.

China continues to strike it rich in Tibet as geologists discovered 102 types of mineral deposits in over 3000 mine beds with an estimated value of about USD 100 billion

Is there any place in dictatorial China where votes are taken and discussions held -- rather than orders given and decrees issued? Indeed there is. And it is where one would least expect it: In the heart of Chinese power

A massive wild fire in Tibet's mountainous Sichuan province today killed at least 22 people, including 15 Chinese soldiers during rescue operation, officials said

Amid reports of protest by Tibetan students against the compulsory Chinese language course, Beijing has come up with a new plan offering two years of free, "bilingual" pre-school education in rural areas of

The Planning Commission of the Central Tibetan Administration has officially released a report on the latest population census of Tibetans in the exile community

Ahead of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao has said the relationship with China will grow stronger as Beijing shows more sensitivity on core issues related to India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity

Chinese police have prevented artist Ai Weiwei from travelling to South Korea, he said on Friday, linking it to a crackdown on dissidents ahead of the formal awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to a prominent rights activist

"The Pursuit of Happiness Conference," organized by Emory's Center for the Study of Law and Religion, also included the Dalai Lama, Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and Seyyed Hossein Nasr, a noted Muslim scholar