Taipei Times
EDITORIAL: US maps and Wallinger’s globe
In April 2019, an art installation of an upturned globe, entitled The World Turned Upside Down, by Mark Wallinger was unveiled outside the London School of Economics and Political Science. It caused a...
China removes ex-Tibet leader Qizhala from office
Chinese authorities have removed a former leader of Tibet from office over alleged crimes including taking bribes and engaging in “superstitious activities,” the nation’s top anti-corruption bodies sa...
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...
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...
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...
Dozens missing after floods on Nepal-China border
More than two dozen people were missing after torrential rain in China’s Tibet region triggered a deluge in the Bhote Koshi River, washing away the “Friendship Bridge” that links China and Nepal, offi...
Dalai Lama seen wearing a ‘Team Taiwan’ cap
The Dalai Lama on Sunday was seen wearing a cap embroidered with the word, “Team Taiwan” while watching a modern neo-techno performance of the traditional San Taizi (三太子) dance, as he celebrated his 9...
Dalai Lama asserts Tibetan agency
On Wednesday last week, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, currently living in exile in India, issued a statement affirming the continuation of the institution of the Da...
How will the Dalai Lama’s successor be chosen? 達賴喇嘛90大壽宣布延續轉世制度
The choice of a successor to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, is a matter of major interest not only for millions of followers of his religion, but also for China, India and th...
Dalai Lama denounces CCP claims: coalition
The Dalai Lama saying that neither Beijing nor any other outsider has the authority to identify his successor was a powerful statement against Chinese Communist Par...











