When US budget carrier Southwest Airlines last week announced a new partnership with China Airlines, Southwest’s social media were filled with comments from travelers excited by the new opportunity to visit China. Of course, China Airlines is not based in China, but in Taiwan, and the new partnership connects Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport with 30 cities across the US.

A Dzogchen-inspired teaching on freeing the mind from ideas of meditative achievement The post Meditation Is Not Required appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

A renowned Chinese television host has been praised for helping a tourist suffering with altitude sickness. The plaudits came after curious online observers dug into her past life and discovered her legendary history. On May 28, television personality Zhu...

The anniversary of the Tiananmen Massacre is a reminder that communist China's inhumane and authoritarian nature is unchanged from 36 years ago. The post China's Apology for Tiananmen Massacre Still Matters 36 Years On first appeared on JAPAN Forward.

Rare Red Sprites Captured Lighting up the Tibetan Night Sky Like Jellyfish-Shaped Firework   Ver esta publicación en Instagram   Una publicación compartida por 董书畅 (@shuchang_dong) Red sprites are as beautiful as they are elusive. These large-scale flashes occur...

State media in China says that the man picked by Beijing as the second highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism has pledged adherence to the ruling Communist Party during a rare face-to-face meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping

Discovered in a Tokyo warehouse, a long-lost ballad by Taiwanese pop star Teresa Teng rekindles memories of an icon whose voice transcended Asia’s political fault lines.

Chinese President Xi Jinping met the Panchen Lama on Friday and called for continued efforts to promote the “sinicisation of religion”, state media reports said. The call from Xi comes exactly one month before the exiled Dalai Lama’s critical...

Plato’s allegory of the cave as a metaphor for seeking nirvana The post The Nature of Concepts appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

The 9th World Parliamentarians' Convention on Tibet ended with a declaration condemning Chinese repression and urging global action to protect Tibetan identity. The post Tibet in Focus as Global Lawmakers Convene in Tokyo first appeared on JAPAN Forward.

For more than six decades, India has been the lifeline of Tibetan culture, traditions and religious studies. Since the Dalai Lama’s exile in 1959, India has not only provided refuge to thousands of Tibetans, but has also played a crucial role in ensuring their cultural survival.

New report highlights Dorje Tashi's treatment in prison, and his family's attempts to seek justice. Source

Prison authorities in Tibet have again denied family members access to imprisoned businessman Dorje Tashi, blocking a scheduled visit at Chushur (Qushui) prison in Lhasa last month in apparent violation of Chinese regulations. The continued restrictions have intensified concerns...

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It is impossible to know the full extent of China’s destruction of the Tibetan Plateau, not least because the area is off limits to international observers. But there is no doubt that the region’s ecosystem is becoming increasingly fragile,...

Investigators say the pathogen can attack wheat, barley, maize and rice and sicken livestock and people

China’s team demanded removal of Tibetan activists from stadium, but spectators chanted for them to be allowed back

Beijing's discriminatory passport policies are part of a systematic effort to control Tibetan spiritual and cultural identity through mobility restrictions. 

Activists and Diaspora Keep Memory Alive, Press for Democratic Rule

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma pointed out that even if China were to "reduce water flow (unlikely as China has never threatened or indicated in any official forum), it may actually help India mitigate the annual floods in Assam,...

The hike offers dramatic views of the Swiss Alps’ ‘murder wall’ – and poignant insights into the climbers who first braved it. For the son of one of those pioneers, it had a special resonanceA few years ago, my...

A devastating landslide in Tibet's Qamdo city has resulted in three fatalities and seven missing individuals. The massive displacement of mud and rocks also left two people injured, prompting a large-scale rescue operation involving 500 personnel, sniffer dogs, and...

The World June 2, 2025 Original link: https://theworld.org/segments/2025/06/02/tibetan-children-subject-to-abuse-in-chinese-government-schools A new report from Tibet Action Institute documents a pattern of physical abuse and neglect in Chinese-run boarding schools that many are forced to attend. The report alleges that the schools...

More than 30 years ago when I immigrated to the US, applied for citizenship and took the 100-question civics test, the one part of the naturalization process that left the deepest impression on me was...

Chinese scientists have traced the origins of the “ghost ancestors” of modern Tibetans to the southwestern province of Yunnan through analysis of ancient DNA. The origins of people living on the Tibetan Plateau – and how their ancestors migrated,...