China’s media disputes US claims of religious persecution
Religious groups approved by the Chinese government have hit back at a United States report criticising China for restricting freedom of worship. The heads of China’s Islamic, Christian and Tibetan Buddhist groups have been
A Tibetan carpet maker plans to come to Silverthorne
Namygal Tashi can’t bring Mohammed to the mountain, so he’s moving the mountain to Mohammed instead. Tashi, whose family lives in Kathmandu, operates a carpet factory that employs Buddhist Tibetan refugees. But international unrest
China keen on opening border with Sikkim: Analyst
If China recognises India’s sovereignty over Sikkim it may gain increased leverage on border disputes in Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, and get more access to the expanding Indian market, Srikanth Kondapalli, China scholar
The Dalai Lama to Visit the United States this Fall
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people, will visit five cities in the United States from September 5 to 24, 2003, at which time He will offer lectures in Buddhist philosophy and universal responsibility
Slipping UN syndrome
WHY does the United Nations so often shoot itself in the foot? Just as the World Health Organisation is basking in accolades at its annual assembly this week for its part in the battle to overcome the spread of the severe acute