Katie Hunt, CNN | February 25, 2016
China has closed Tibet to overseas travelers from Thursday until the end of March, three travel agents told CNN, but with or without foreigners, tourism to the isolated mountain region is booming.
Read moreThe Guardian | February 23, 2016
Another writer is behind bars in China, the world’s leading jailer of journalists
A prominent Tibetan blogger known by the single name of Druklo has been sentenced to three years in prison on charges of inciting separatism and endangering social stability.
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Reuters | February 23, 2016
WASHINGTON – Recent satellite images show China may be installing a high-frequency radar system in the Spratly Islands that could significantly boost its ability control the disputed South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported on Monday.
Read more[AFP] AUKLAND, Feb 4: The US-led Trans-Pacific Partnership, one of the biggest trade deals in history, was signed in New Zealand today as protestors demonstrated over fears for jobs and sovereignty.
Read moreBy Kerry Brown, The Diplomat | February 01, 2016
“Suddenly the country’s domestic repression has a strong international dimension.”
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Nectar Gan, South China Morning Post | January 22, 2016
Supermarkets and convenience stores in southern China still stock glacier water on their shelves, despite a ban on using the term in packaging, according to a newspaper report.
Read moreBBC | January 18, 2016
China has published its first list of “authentic living buddhas”, saying that growing numbers of fraudulent buddhas are using their status to swindle money from believers.
Read moreHuman Rights Watch | January 18, 2015
21,000 Officials Stationed Indefinitely in Villages
New York: Chinese authorities have indefinitely extended an intensive surveillance program in villages across the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR)
Read moreClara Lewis, TNN | January 17, 2016
MUMBAI – Seven caves have been discovered in the forests of the sprawling Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivli, on the northern fringes of the city.
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Simon Denyer, The Washington Post | January 15, 2016
Taipei, Taiwan: He is the lead singer of Taiwan’s most famous death-metal band, with rock-star good looks and all the onstage poses.
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