Apollo Chen urges Ma to give Dalai Lama another visa
Stacy Hsu / Staff reporter, Taipei Times | Mar 1, 2016
The lawmaker said the refusal to allow the Buddhist leader to visit has hurt the nation’s religious and cultural development
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Kalon Dicki Chhoyang resigns
DHARAMSALA, Feb 29: Tibetan cabinet minister for the Department of Information and International Relations of the Central Tibetan Administration, Ms Dicki Chhoyang has resigned from her post before the completion of her tenure.
Read moreTibetan-origin man held for obtaining passport ‘using fake docus’; probe launched
Gaurav Talwar, TNN | February 27, 2016
DEHRADUN: A day after a man of Tibetan origin was held for obtaining a passport by allegedly using fake documents, the city police said on Saturday it has begun an inquiry into the matter. Jampel Chojin visited United States, Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan, among other countries, using the passport.
Read morePrague agrees to sister city deal with Beijing
Raymond Johnston, Prague Post | February 25, 2016
Agreement calls for Prague to recognize One-China policy
The Prague City Assembly approved a sister city agreement between Prague and Beijing.
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Celebrities Faye Wong, Tony Leung, Hu Jun attacked by state-backed website in China for ‘supporting’ Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama
February 26, 2016
A government-backed website in China focused on Tibet has criticised Chinese celebrities after they were pictured at a Buddhist assembly with aides working for the Dalai Lama.
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Tibetan man arrested on sixth day of Losar for peaceful protest in Kardze county
DHARAMSALA, Feb 26: A Tibetan man was arrested by Chinese police on Feb 14, the sixth day of the Tibetan New Year for carrying a peaceful protest against the Chinese government in the traditional Tibetan province of Kham.
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Tibet closed to foreigners again but tourism booms
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.
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Thousands of apps running Baidu code collect, leak personal data – research
SINGAPORE/BEIJING, Feb 24: Thousands of apps running code built by Chinese Internet giant Baidu have collected and transmitted users’ personal information to the company, much of it easily intercepted, researchers say.
Read moreTibetan blogger jailed for ‘endangering social stability’
The 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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China may be installing new radar on South China Sea outposts: Think tank
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.
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