The first Japanese recorded to have set foot in Tibet was a monk, in 1900, seeking a purer version of Buddhism than the one in his homeland. What remained unclear was the route Ekai Kawaguchi ...

The protest came as China marks its 75th year of Communist Party rule. The Tibetan Youth Congress, which organized the protest, blames China for repressing Tibetan culture. “We demand the ...

As part of an ongoing academic exchange program with the Tibetan universities in exile in India, each year the Five Colleges send 15 students to spend interterm studying Buddhist philosophy, Tibetan ...

David Missal, a University of Hong Kong graduate and spokesman for the Tibet Initiative Deutschland lobby group, said he was held for 13 hours and ultimately refused entry to Hong Kong.

It is located on the border between Nepal and Tibet, and is considered the most accessible of the fourteen 8,000-meter peaks. The standard route for climbing Cho Oyu is via the Northwest Ridge ...

Chinese authorities have rolled out new propaganda efforts aimed at countering Western narratives about the human rights situation in the northwest Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and Tibet.

JA Solar has supplied its n-type DeepBlue 4.0 Pro modules for a 1.1 GW solar installation in Tibet. The project is believed to be the world’s largest combined animal husbandry facility and solar ...

Most of Asia's major rivers find their source on the Tibetan plateau. However as the global temperature rises, Tibet’s glaciers are melting and grassland permafrost is thawing at an alarming rate.

The best time to visit Tibet is from June to August. Situated high on a plateau, Tibet experiences low temperatures and frost for the majority of the year. Summer is the only time where ...

Details from the Minneapolis Institute of Art's "Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room," featuring more than 200 new pieces of Buddhist art and religious objects, donated by New York-based collector Alice S.

The CTA said the recent reports from reliable sources in the Ngaba region of Tibet have raised serious concerns about China’s educational policies and practices that are targeted at young ...