Chinese man sentenced to death for leaking state secrets
DHARAMSALA, Apr 20: The Chinese state television on Tuesday, offering unusual details, proclaimed death sentence to Huang Yu for leaking state secrets.
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Mongolian Herders rue for contaminated grazing land
DHARAMSALA, Apr 18: Hundreds of residents of Ar-Hundelen, Mongolia have stepped up the tempo of the protests since the beginning of this month over pollution of their traditional grazing lands.
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Earthquake strikes Myanmar, tremors felt in Tibetan capital Lhasa
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, Apr 14: A massive earthquake measuring 6.9 on Richter scale hit Myanmar and tremors were felt across the region, the US Geological survey reported.
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His Holiness donates Rs 10 Lakh for Kerala temple fire victims
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, April 13, 2016: Deeply saddened by the loss of lives in a devastating fire at Puttingal Devi temple in the coastal town of Paravur in the southern state of Kerala, His Holiness the Dalai Lama has donated Rs 10 lakh to the Kerala Chief Minister’s Distress Relief Fund to be used for relief and rehabilitation of the victims.
China tells G7 nations, “stop making irresponsible remarks”
By Lobsang Tenchoe
DHARAMSALA, April 12, 2016: A statement released by the foreign ministers of Group of Seven nations (G7) on maritime territorial disputes after a meeting in Hiroshima, Japan has angered China which said, “Stop making irresponsible remarks”.
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Street activism is not enough: Joshua Wong, forms political party
By Lobsang Tenchoe DHARAMSALA, Apr 11: Joshua Wong, the 19-yr-old Hong Kong student activist has launched a new political party
Read moreGerman President Presses China on Political Prisoners During Visit
DIDI KIRSTEN TATLOW, The New York Times | MARCH 24, 2016
BEIJING — Four days before President Joachim Gauck of Germany began his first state visit to China on Sunday, the exiled writer Liao Yiwu visited Schloss Bellevue, the presidential residence in Berlin.
Read morePrime Minister Oli’s visit to China: Six MoUs to be signed
ANIL GIRI, Kathmandu Post | March 15, 2016
KATHMANDU- At least six memorandums of understanding (MoUs) are likely to be signed with China during Prime Minister KP Sharma’s Oli’s visit to the northern neighbour beginning March 20.
Read moreBig audience for panel with Dalai Lama despite Beijing protest
Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters | 11 March 2016
GENEVA-The Dalai Lama took part in a panel of Nobel Peace Prize laureates in Geneva on Friday,
Read moreApollo 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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