22 Dec 2012

The central government yesterday appointed acting governors of two provinces. Li Qiang will serve in the eastern province of Zhejiang, where he will fill the vacancy left by Xia Baolong, who was...

15 Mar 2012

The self-immolations of monks and nuns in Tibetan-populated areas were extreme actions that had disturbed and undermined social harmony, Premier Wen Jiabao said yesterday.

29 Feb 2012

The top government official in Tibet has ordered all cadres in the region to be ready for duty around the clock next month in a bid to safeguard stability in the Himalayan region during the...

8 Jan 2012

When Sonam Dorje took his microphone to the windswept grasslands of eastern Qinghai province in September, he just wanted to record local folk tales.

20 Nov 2011

When her best friend died from leukaemia last year, Ran Jing made a promise to herself; she would travel to Tibet as soon as she graduated from high school. Her classmate had been a Buddhist,...

Population and Society in Contemporary Tibet
by Ma Rong
Hong Kong University Press

This book is a valuable work of research for scholars, journalists and others...

There has never been a case of a previous Dalai determining the next Dalai

Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, on comments by the Dalai Lama (above) on choosing a successor

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How happy is Hong Kong? Survey to say

What can you do when you have such a stupid administration?

Legco Finance Committee chairwoman Emily Lau Wai-hing

We should ... smash any attempt to undermine stability...

On Beijing's anger at a White House meeting between the Dalai Lama and Barack Obama:

Any separatist attempts in Tibet would be crushed, Vice-President Xi Jinping vowed yesterday at a rally marking the 60th anniversary of the region's 'peaceful liberation'. Xi called the remote...

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