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Australia won’t commit in advance to joining hypothetical US-China conflict, Pat Conroy says
Comments come amid reports Washington seeking guarantees about how Canberra would respond in event of Indo-Pacific conflictFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will refuse any US...
Hinduism in Japan’s Shrines: Tracing Saraswati Through Time and Tradition
Hinduism lingers in unexpected corners of Japan. Follow the traces of a goddess whose journey bridges rivers, religions, and the rhythms of everyday life. The post Hinduism in Japan’s Shrines: Tracing Saraswati Through Time and Tradition first appeared on...
A Song for His Holiness
On “Snowy Mountains-GangRi,” Tenzin Choegyal, Philip Glass, and the Tibetan Children’s Village pay homage to the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. The post A Song for His Holiness appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.
Collectors can fight to pay £7m for a Birkin – but the ‘it’ handbag is no longer cool | Lauren Cochrane
As prices have ratcheted up, the bag created for Jane Birkin has lost its bohemian edge and its fashion appealThe news that Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag has sold for a record-breaking €8.6m (£7.4m) at auction will no doubt...
BBC correspondent explains the role of fuel switches
The BBC's Theo Leggett explains that the two switches were moved which caused the crash
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Human Rights Cannot Be Sidelined in Australia-China Meetings
Click to expand Image Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese (L) with the President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping, in Bali, Indonesia, November 15th, 2022. © 2022 James Brickwood/Sydney Morning Herald via Getty Images On July 12,...
A Pathless Land
The trouble with desiring and striving to be awakened The post A Pathless Land appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.
China announces discovery of 38 new critical mineral sites
Several countries, including the European Union, have stated that China enjoys quasi-monopoly on the export of raw materials critical for defence and automotive industries and have accused Beijing of weaponising critical mineral exports to gain leverage in international trade....
15 Otherworldly Finalists of the 2025 Astronomy Photographer of the Year Contest
15 Otherworldly Finalists of the 2025 Astronomy Photographer of the Year Contest Dazzling galaxies, colorful Northern Lights, and the fiery sun are just some of the celestial bodies and natural phenomena that made the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the...
Teen among 4 arrested for subversion in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s national security police said Thursday they arrested four people, including a 15-year-old, who were allegedly part of a group seeking to subvert the Chinese state.B...
World News Quick Take
NEPALLake caused flood: expertThe deadly flood in the Bhote Koshi that killed at least nine people and left more than two dozen missing this week was triggered by the draini...
How China’s green transition is reshaping ethnic minority communities
China’s climate policies aim for sustainability, but for ethnic minorities, they often bring displacement, economic strain and erosion of cultural traditions.
Hong Kong police arrest 4 men linked to a Taiwan-based group and accuse them of subversion
Hong Kong police have arrested four people under the Beijing-imposed national security law and accused them of conspiracy to commit subversion
'Supraglacial' factor cause of flash floods that washed away Nepal-China friendship bridge
The government body's Director General Dinesh Bhatt said that further studies are ongoing in the floods that also washed away the Nepal-China Miteri or friendship bridge. Read on:
Hong Kong nat. security police arrest 4, aged 15 to 47, for alleged subversion via Taiwan-based group
Hong Kong national security police have arrested four people, aged 15 to 47, for allegedly conspiring to subvert state power through a Taiwan-based group that advocates for the city’s independence. Steve Li, chief superintendent of the force’s National Security...
From pain to rain: Heat wave expected to break on Sunday with return of downpours
People walk in Jongno District, central Seoul, with portable electric fans amid heat advisories issued for most regions of Korea on July 10. [YONHAP] A scorching heat wave will persist across the Seoul metropolitan area through the weekend....
For China, Dalai Lama succession also about water supply control
As the 14th Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday with thousands of Tibetan Buddhists, there’s already tension over how the next spiritual leader will be selected. Controversially, the Chinese government has suggested it wants more power over who is...
Against the Dalai Lama, the CCP Deploys the False Panchen Lama
The impostor traveled to Tibet in an attempt to divert attention from His Holiness’ 90th birthday in Dharamsala. He failed. The post Against the Dalai Lama, the CCP Deploys the False Panchen Lama first appeared on Bitter Winter.
EDITORIAL: When local becomes international
A photograph of the Dalai Lama wearing a baseball cap with the words “Team Taiwan” during his 90th birthday celebration in Dharamsala, India, on Sunday is at once amusing and endearing. The message be...
India and China strive to reset ties but with caution
Bilateral relations between India and China have improved since the 2020 clash - but larger challenges remain.
China’s interest in the next Dalai Lama is also about control of Tibet’s water supply
Access to water is one reason why China sees control over Tibet as increasingly important.
Typhoon Danas hits China amid floods and heatwave
Danas continues to carry substantial moisture that could cause more rainfall
China protests Modi's birthday greetings to Dalai Lama
Indian ministers' presence at Dharamshala celebrations also draws Beijing's ire
Explainer: Press freedom in Hong Kong under the national security law
Since Beijing imposed a national security law in Hong Kong in 2020, the city has seen the closure of independent media outlets, journalists jailed, newsrooms raided and government tax audits that appear to disproportionately target the media sector.





























