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US tech enabled China’s surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees in Nepal are paying the price

Nepal is just one of at least 150 countries to which Chinese companies are supplying surveillance technology, from cameras in Vietnam to censorship firewalls in Pakistan to citywide monitoring systems in Kenya

PHOTO ESSAY: Seeing the invisible - how AP photographers captured infrared technology

When you unlock a phone, step into view of a security camera or drive past a license plate reader at night, beams of infrared light - invisible to the naked eye — shine onto the unique contours of your...

Richard Gere makes rare comment on 20-year Oscars ban over controversial Tibet comments

Actor is executive producer of a new documentary about the Dalai Lama

The humble origins of one of our most-loved Christmas carols

‘Silent Night’ was written in the fallout of war and famine and still resonates today

The best meditation and mindfulness retreats in the UK

From Buddhist teachings and fitness camps to wild swimming and days of meditation – Daniel Stables picks the best of the bunch

India protests China's 'arbitrary detention' of citizen at Shanghai airport

India has lodged a protest with China over the detention of an Indian citizen during a layover at the Shanghai airport on November 21

Indian woman living in UK detained for 18 hours at China airport over border dispute

Traveller claims Chinese officials declared her Indian passport invalid for mentioning Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing claims as its territory, as her birthplace

Previously unknown lineage of humans discovered in Argentina

Scientists says this group rarely intermingled with others

Christian pastor's daughter urges US lawmakers to help free her father in China

The daughter of a detained Chinese Christian pastor is urging U.S. lawmakers to help free her father at a time when President Donald Trump has vowed to “save our Great Christian population” worldwide

China’s Xi and Thai King Vajiralongkorn pledge closer ties during landmark visit

China’s leader Xi Jinping and Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn have pledged closer ties during the first visit to China by a reigning Thai monarch