Tibetan official upbeat on ties with India
A senior Tibetan official has welcomed Indian tourists and businessmen to visit the Himalayan region amid rejuvenation of Sino-Indian relations. This was stated by the Deputy Secretary of the Tibet Autonomous Regional
Acharya discusses garment bill with US
Foreign secretary Madhu Raman Acharya was closeted with Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas and Congressman James Walsh of New York on Wednesday discussing possible quota and duty-free status for Nepali garment export to the United States.
China releases some repatriated Tibetans
Chinese authorities have released eight of 18 Tibetan asylum-seekers forcibly repatriated from Nepal in May, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reports. Sources who spoke on condition of anonymity said the remaining 10 would-be refugees are expected to be released soon.
US Hopes Dharamsala-Beijing Contact Will Lead to Negotiated Settlement on Tibet
A senior State Department official has said that they are encouraged by the visits of the envoys of the Dalai Lama to China and hopes that such contacts will lead to a negotiated settlement on the Tibetan issue.
“Laogai” Recognized, Included in English Dictionary
“Laogai,” which means “reform through labor” in Chinese and is used to describe a system of labor camps in China that largely house political dissidents, has been included in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), according to the Laogai Research Foundation.