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Tibet still practically inaccessible to the media

Tibet remains one of the most challenging regions of China for foreign journalists to conduct independent, on-the-ground reporting. Although foreign media can apply to visit the Tibet Autonom...

China’s solar push reshapes traditional ways of life on Tibet’s high plateau

Life has become unexpectedly easier and more lucrative for some shepherds on the world’s highest plateau, after China beg...

Nepal-Tibet disaster is a spur to action on climate

Following a familiar pattern, coverage of the glacier collapse on the Nepal-Tibet border last month has subsided with the initial shock. However, while the world’s attention has shifted, Nepa...

Nepal-Tibet floods death toll exceeds 1,000: officials

The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China rose over 1,000 yesterday, authorities said, as rescue teams worked to reach communities cut off by the disaster. Nepal’s d...

China’s silence after Tibet flooding

The devastation in Tibet from flooding caused by a glacial collapse in the Himalayas was immediate and profound. Entire communities were left in shock, families were torn apart and countless ...

Nepal-Tibet flood and preparing for more climate-linked disasters

Thousands of people in Nepal and Tibet are in desperate need of emergency assistance following Wednesday’s disaster. With 360 people confirmed dead, more than 1,300 others are still missing a...

Taiwan prepares national search-and-rescue team after Nepal-Tibet flood

Taiwan has prepared its national search-and-rescue team to travel to Nepal, officials said yesterday, a day after a catas...

Preserving Tibet’s language and customs in the face of China’s ‘ethnic unity’ law

Kalsang Lhamo traces a series of vertical strokes, slow but firm, practicing Tibetan calligraphy. A 73-year-old retired nurse, she has spoken Tibetan all her life but never learned to write it. Now, i...