The outdoor brand Arc’teryx has issued an apology after a promotional fireworks display in the Tibetan plateau led to an outcry over potential environmental damage.

Lawmaker Seki Hei is producing Chinese-language videos to challenge the Communist Party's narratives on historical events, including the Nanking Incident. The post China-Born Japanese Lawmaker Counters Beijing Propaganda on YouTube first appeared on JAPAN Forward.

Officials are investigating the firm after the display drew backlash for its potential environmental impact.

The Taiwan Bubble Tea Festival was held in Rockville, Maryland, on Saturday, one of the largest events promoting Taiwanese culture in the greater Washington DC area. The event also featured booths rep...

Scholar Donald S. Lopez Jr. discusses the dangers of stripping away the supernatural elements of the Buddha’s life. The post Remythologizing the Buddha appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Officials in Shigatse in the Tibet autonomous region vowed to carry out an investigation on Sunday after the outdoor apparel brand Arc’teryx worked with Chinese artist Cai Guo-qiang to set off fireworks at the foot of the Himalayas in...

This week, on China Global, GMF host Bonnie Glaser welcomes Tendor Dorjee, to discuss how Tibet has been a battleground between China’s efforts to assert control and the Tibetan people’s struggle to preserve their cultural and religious identity.

Since winning the Booker prize, the Indian author has spent two decades writing a follow-up. She talks about being longlisted again — and the immigration raids creating fear in her New York neighbourhoodNot long after the novelist Kiran Desai...

A new political generation is reshaping Nepal’s future. For ...

Ann Tashi Slater talks with best-selling author Elizabeth Gilbert about coming into alignment with your true nature and why she isn’t done learning and growing. The post Finding Freedom in the Flow of Life appeared first on Tricycle: The...

Zhang “Tara” Yadi disappeared on July 30. Rights groups fear she will face national security charges on Tibet.

The statement follows the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday in July, and further calls on the Chinese government to provide updates on Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen Lama. Source

A stone inscription found on the Tibetan Plateau recording a hitherto unknown expedition sent by China’s first emperor Qin Shi Huang in 210BC is genuine, China’s Cultural Heritage Administration has concluded. The carving had triggered a heated debate about...

China has launched a new pilot programme deploying Chinese military veterans in state-run boarding schools to indoctrinate Tibetan children as young as four with military training and political education. Source

The late Tibetan Buddhist teacher, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, explains reincarnation The post The Continuity of Consciousness appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Zega Gyatso was arrested while seeking medical treatment. Geshe Shersang Gyatso, the monastery’s managing director, took his life after heavy police interrogation. The post Tsang Monastery: One Tibetan Monk Arrested, A Leader Commits Suicide first appeared on Bitter Winter.

Nepal’s new leader yesterday vowed to follow...

Writer Ann Tashi Slater on funeral rites, the Bardo Thodol, and the liberating effect of marking transitions The post Practicing Death to Live More Fully appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

Do not mistake the photographs of Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at Beijing’s Victory Day parade for a new world order. Xi is in no position to lead one.

China's sanctions on Seki Hei, a Japanese Diet member with Chinese roots, are an outrageous form of interference in Japan's domestic affairs. The post China's Arrogance in Full Display as It Sanctions Japanese Diet Member first appeared on JAPAN...

Can a sound bath really help with anxiety? Emilie Lavinia speaks with experts on sound healing and neuroscience to find out

Remembered as a strong champion of women in Tibetan Buddhism, Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche was the first Karma Kagyu lama to support training nuns as khenpos. The post Maniwa Sherab Gyaltsen Rinpoche, Beloved Tibetan Buddhist Retreat Leader and Stupa Master,...

A cultural center in the U.S. state demonstrates how the authority of Tibet’s spiritual leader has gained new forms of strength in exile. 

China’s top economic planner has flagged a megaproject to expand shipping capacity on the Three Gorges, slated to span the coming five-year plan, while also calling for greater investment to drive strategic initiatives. In a report submitted to the...

A Chinese woman of Tibetan ethnicity has gone viral because of her resemblance to the South Korean actress Song Hye-kyo. Her online popularity has attracted tourists from around China and abroad to visit her. The 27-year-old, known by two...