Dalai Lama makes first visit to Puerto Rico
Tenzing Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, arrives in Puerto Rico for his first visit, and will hold workshops and talks today and tomorrow.
100 years on: Reflections on British Invasion of Tibet
Marking one of the final centenary commemorations of the British Mission to Tibet, students from across the UK today reflected upon British involvement with Tibet
New Approaches to the Younghusband Mission: Seminar Report
The 7th of September 2004 marked the centennial of the signing of a Treaty between Tibet and a British imperial mission under the command of the Indian Political Officer, Colonel Francis Younghusband.
China in belated bid to preserve traditional character of Tibetan capital
BEIJING, September 20 – The Tibetan capital Lhasa has launched a renovation drive to keep its original ethnic flavor after years of unrestrained urban development filled the city with modern architecture, China’s state media said Monday.
China says visiting UN rights group will be shown “objective” view
China on Tuesday welcomed a visit by a group of United Nations human rights experts dealing with arbitrary detention, saying it would give an objective view of the situation.
China criticises Dalai Lama’s visit to Mexico
China on Tuesday criticised a scheduled visit by the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to Mexico next month, urging the international community not to honour the “splittist.”
Dalai Lama visit made $135,000
The Dalai Lama’s South Florida stay yielded a $135,000 surplus, part of which will go to hurricane relief in Florida, according to the nonprofit Buddhist organization that hosted him here.