A 2012 change has seen scores of Tibetan Buddhist nuns achieve the highest degree in Tibetan Buddhist philosophy. The implications go beyond just higher learning.

Authoritarian nations are using new tactics, from emotional manipulation to digital surveillance, to sway diaspora attitudes in their favour.

The Motuo hydropower project will be four times the size of the gigantic Three Gorges dam, the next biggest hydropower project in the world.

A scholar of Buddhism explains why creating a digital afterlife for loved ones may cause us to miss critical moments for genuine transformation and connection.

China has announced the speeding up of a dam project in Pakistan. It follows the suspension of a key water-sharing treaty by India.

China’s climate policies aim for sustainability, but for ethnic minorities, they often bring displacement, economic strain and erosion of cultural traditions.

Access to water is one reason why China sees control over Tibet as increasingly important.

Hong Kong is marking five years of life under China’s national security law – opposition parties have disbanded, while democracy activists remain in jail or exile.

Research shows how the Dalai Lama is emerging an an unlikely inspiration for individuals who share trans and Buddhist identities.

Conservationists have to search rough terrain and thousands of automated photographs to find the elusive cats. Artificial intelligence can help them work more accurately and more efficiently.