Tag: Tibet
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Nepal holds a day of mourning after floods kill at least 1,300 people
Nepal held a day of mourning yesterday to remember those killed in the Aug. 26 floods, with flags lowered at government offices and families concluding mourning ... -
Hundreds of hikers rescued from Mount Everest after severe snowstorm
About 900 hikers, guides and other staff who were stranded by a weekend snowstorm on the Chinese side of Mount Everest have reached safety, state media ... -
Snowstorm traps hundreds of hikers on Mount Everest during national holiday
Rescuers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said. About ... -
Xi Jinping makes a rare visit to Tibet to mark 60 years of rule in the autonomous region
Chinese leader Xi Jinping made a rare visit to Tibet (Xizang) yesterday to mark the 60th anniversary of the consolidation of Beijing’s rule over the Himalayan ... -
China launches massive hydropower project to power coastal cities and cement regional integration
China has officially broken ground on what is set to become the world’s largest hydroelectric power project, located in the Tibet Autonomous Region. The multibillion-yuan initiative ... -
China urges US to stop interfering in issues related to Tibet
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson this week urged the United States to cease interfering in issues related to Xizang [Tibet] and stop sending wrong signals to ... -
Sam Hou Fai expresses condolences to authorities following Xigaze earthquake
Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai expressed his condolences in a letter to the Tibet authorities for those impacted by the earthquake that struck Xigaze, Dingri County, ... -
Tents arrive for survivors of a quake that killed 126 in freezing, high-altitude Tibet
Rescue workers in the freezing, high-altitude Tibet region in western China searched yesterday for more survivors and victims of a strong earthquake that struck a day earlier near ... -
Dalai Lama returns to Indian headquarters after knee replacement surgery in the US
The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, returned to his headquarters in Dharamshala, northern India yesterday after undergoing a knee replacement surgery in New York. Hundreds ... -
American mountaineer, local guide dead after avalanches hit Tibetan mountain
American mountaineer Anna Gutu and a Nepalese guide Mingmar Sherpa were confirmed today dead after avalanches struck the slopes of a Tibetan mountain, while two others ... -
Dalai Lama apologizes after video shows him kissing boy
Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama apologized today (Monday) after a video showing him kissing a child on the lips triggered criticism. -
Tibet | Authorities offer up to USD50K in cash for terror tips
Chinese authorities are offering up to 300,000 yuan (USD50,000) for tips on terrorism activities in the Himalayan region of Tibet, the official Xinhua News Agency said ... -
Tibet | Communist officials punished for helping Dalai Lama
Investigators have found that 15 Communist Party officials in Tibet joined underground Tibetan independence organizations, provided intelligence to the Dalai Lama and his supporters or participated ...
