(TibetanReview.net, Dec06’24) –Paraguay has on Dec 5 kicked out a Chinese envoy for interfering in its domestic affairs after he skipped a UNESCO meeting – which was the purpose of his travel to the country – to instead visit...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec06’24) –It has not rained for the past more than two months while there is lesser snow in the Dhauladhar mountain ranges, potentially affecting the drinking water supply in the Dharamshala region, reported the tribuneindia.com Dec 5, citing...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec06’24) –As China pushes its efforts to establish diplomatic ties with Bhutan amid talks to settle their border issue, visiting Bhutan King, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, has held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and external affairs...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec05’24) –Hollywood actor, producer, and director Forest Steven Whitaker whose accolades include an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a British Academy Film Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, has on Dec 4 met with His Holiness...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec05’24) –India’s External affairs minister S Jaishankar has on Dec 3 informed the Lok Sabha, the lower house of parliament, that India-China relations had improved, and emphasized government’s commitment to engaging with the country, according to the hindustantimes.com...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec04’24) –China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in Nepal, first proposed in May 2017, have made little or no headway so far, and President Xi Jinping could do no more than to call for advancing strategic partnership...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec04’24) –In what has been described as a big breakthrough, New Delhi has given in-principle assent to reserving 95% of the gazetted officers’ posts for locals in the Union Territory of Ladakh. While Ladakh’s top demands include statehood...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec02’24) –Nepal has been seeing a continuous decline in tourist arrivals from India and one of the key reasons is China’s stoppage of Indian entry to Tibet for the Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrimage, reported the kathmandupost.com Dec 2, citing Nepal...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec02’24) –The Lt Governor of Ladakh has assured former Indian parliament member (MP) Mr Jamyang Tsering Namgyal that efforts were being made to make Bhoti, along with Urdu and two other languages, the official languages of the Union...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec02’24) –China has on Dec 2 strongly condemned and firmly rejected Lithuania’s expulsion of three of its diplomats, calling the action wanton and provocative. It said Lithuania had not provided a reason for the diplomats’ expulsion. Lithuania’s foreign...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec01’24) –China has strongly condemned the US for its latest decision to sell arms to Taiwan and allegedly arranging a “stopover” in Hawaii and Guam for its President Lai Ching-te as he was on his way to visit...

(TibetanReview.net, Dec01’24) –Unemployment is as serious problem in China these days and it is all the more so in Tibet, reflected in the intensity of the competition for public service jobs. Whereas the ratio of qualified applicants to positions...

Nepal’s Prime Minister KPS Oli has prioritised his China visit in a departure from the precedent of making India his first port of call. While this is in keeping with the perception of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov30’24) –Lithuania has on Nov 29 asked three staff members of China’s representative office, a type of diplomatic mission, to leave the country for being in violation of the Vienna Convention and Lithuanian legislation. No further details were...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov29’24) –For protesting online over an environmentally devastating, illegal sand-mining being carried out by a Chinese building giant from the bed of his Khyungchu (or Kakhog, Chinese: Hongyuan) County village river in Sichuan province, China has jailed Tsongon...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov29’24) –Yan Jinhai, an ethnic Tibetan with Chinese name from Qinghai province, has resigned as the Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) government. An acting chairman has been appointed, reported China’s official chinadaily.com.cn Nov 29, citing the...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov28’24) –China has on Nov 27 condemned the G7 countries for the joint statement at their foreign ministers’ meeting in Fiuggi, Italy, over Nov 24-27. The statement criticized Beijing on a host of issues, including human rights and...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov28’24) –A day after dismissing report that its defence minister Dong Jun was under investigation for corruption, China has said Nov 28 that one of its top generals has been placed under investigation for suspected “serious violations of...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov27’24) –Gyaincain Norbu, the replacement 11th Panchen Lama reincarnation appointed by China to occupy the seat of Tibet’s second most prominent religious figure, has completed a five-month tour of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), according to China’s official Xinhua...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov27’24) –While the meeting of the G7 foreign ministers held in Fiuggi, Italy, over Nov 24-27 focused heavily on the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, including Russia’s recent use of North Korean troops, it also dealt...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov26’24) –The US government has on Nov 25 launched at Dharamshala a new five-year programme to support Tibetan communities in South Asia, with focus on “Strengthening Economic, Social, and Cultural Resilience of Tibetan Communities in India and Nepal...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov26’24) –It is not just social media but news websites as well that China or pro-China or China-hired digital PR elements are using to spread Communist Party of China propaganda in cyberspace under the guise of telling authentic...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov26’24) –China’s customs authorities have confiscated three inbound books that contained maps which did not reflect Beijing’s claims on a host of disputed or others’ territories, including those along India-Tibet border regions. The books were intercepted by the...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov25’24) –US President-elect Donald Trump may have vowed to target China with prohibitive tariffs and appointed China hawks to man his cabinet. But many in Beijing are said to be hoping that Elon Musk, who donated huge sums...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov25’24) – Glaciers on the Dhauladhar mountain ranges are reported to have been receding at a fast pace, raising the likelihood of water scarcity in the Kangra valley it overlooks, which includes Dharamshala, the exile home to the...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov23’24) –The visit of the executive head, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, of the exile Tibetan administration to Portugal, which included meetings with cross-party parliament members, from Nov 12 to 14 has been hailed as groundbreaking. It was the first...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov23’24) –As Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli of Nepal prepares to visit China from Dec 2, proposed items on his agenda under consideration include a proposal to sign an agreement related to boundary management and security cooperation agreed...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov22’24) –As China-hawk Donald Trump ascends the US presidency, come Jan 20, good relationship with India is becoming particularly important for Beijing. As geographical neighbours and the two most populous countries in the world, China and India not...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov21’24) –As Labour Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the fringes of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Nov 18, and emphasised the importance of a “strong UK-China relationship”...

(TibetanReview.net, Nov21’24) –For campaigning for democracy, Hong Kong has jailed 45 activists as anti-China, with Beijing condemning those who criticized the court’s atrocious rulings. A court in Hong Kong special administrative region of China has on Nov 19 sentenced...