http://www.tibetsun.com/newsfeed/ en-us 40 Tibet Sun: Connecting Tibetans In yet another sign of increasing Chinese influence in India's neighbourhood, Nepal is detaining refugees from China's Tibet Autonomous Region and handing them back to Chinese authorities. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:45:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/09/nepal-handing-over-detained-tibetan-refugees-to-china/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/09/nepal-handing-over-detained-tibetan-refugees-to-china/ The Dalai Lama has given $50,000 from his personal trust to support research into the science behind kindness and compassion at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:38:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/09/dalai-lama-gives-50000-for-brain-research/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/09/dalai-lama-gives-50000-for-brain-research/ Everywhere in Tibet, it seems, the fervent wish is that the Dalai Lama might return soon, to help save the Tibetan language and culture. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:12:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/features/2010/09/09/tibetans-hopeful-for-dalai-lamas-return/ http://www.tibetsun.com/features/2010/09/09/tibetans-hopeful-for-dalai-lamas-return/ China on Tuesday again emphasised the need for good relations with the United States during a visit by two top White House envoys. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:31:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/07/china-stresses-importance-of-good-ties-with-us/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/07/china-stresses-importance-of-good-ties-with-us/ Senior US and Chinese officials met Monday to steady relations upset by disputes over currency, trade and military affairs. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:58:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/06/china-us-meet-amid-tensions-over-trade-military/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/06/china-us-meet-amid-tensions-over-trade-military/ However well-versed you are in any other languages, if you do not know Tibetan you are like a one-eyed man. It began to dawn on me how important it is to know Tibetan to be Tibetan, not only as an individual, but also as a community. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:18:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/opinions/2010/09/06/speaking-the-tongue-of-the-devil/ http://www.tibetsun.com/opinions/2010/09/06/speaking-the-tongue-of-the-devil/ In its annual report on Tibet, the Obama administration has called for a substantive dialogue without pre-conditions between the Dalai Lama and Beijing on the Tibetan issue, and called upon the Government of Nepal to honour its past commitment to travel by Tibetans. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:07:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/opinions/2010/08/30/obama-administration-turns-focus-on-tibet/ http://www.tibetsun.com/opinions/2010/08/30/obama-administration-turns-focus-on-tibet/ Hundreds of well wishers and supporters on Sunday welcomed the Dalai Lama as he returned to his exile home in Mcleod Ganj after a week-long visit of South India. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 10:25:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/05/dalai-lama-returns-after-visits-to-bylakuppe-kochi/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/05/dalai-lama-returns-after-visits-to-bylakuppe-kochi/ Kochi is all set to welcome the Dalai Lama on Saturday. In his first-ever visit to the city, the Tibetan leader will have a tight schedule with a host of programmes. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:19:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/04/dalai-lama-to-visit-kochi-on-saturday/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/04/dalai-lama-to-visit-kochi-on-saturday/ Even as India formally protested to China about the presence of its troops in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, New Delhi is getting ready to engage the US on China. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:47:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/04/india-to-discuss-china-with-us-later-this-month/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/04/india-to-discuss-china-with-us-later-this-month/ Thirty years have passed since the reformist Communist Party general secretary Hu Yaobang climbed to the roof of the Dalai Lama's Potala Palace. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:08:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/04/decades-after-call-for-reform-tibet-remains-in-crisis/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/04/decades-after-call-for-reform-tibet-remains-in-crisis/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:36:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/01/dalai-lama-campaigns-for-chickens/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/01/dalai-lama-campaigns-for-chickens/ The Cabinet Committee on Security met in New Delhi on Tuesday where top ministers and the PM discussed about the recent tension with China. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:48:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/01/chinas-threat-india-gets-serious/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/09/01/chinas-threat-india-gets-serious/ United States has said that leaving the Tibet issue unresolved would create greater tension in the Communist state. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:52:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/08/31/tibet-dispute-would-lead-to-greater-tension-in-china-us/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/08/31/tibet-dispute-would-lead-to-greater-tension-in-china-us/ China Gold International Resources Corp Ltd said Monday it has signed a deal to buy a copper mining property in Tibet for $742.3 million USD. Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:00:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/08/31/china-gold-buys-tibet-mine/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/08/31/china-gold-buys-tibet-mine/ Chinese police "accidentally" shot dead an ethnic Tibetan during a protest in south-western China two weeks ago. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:07:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/08/30/chinese-police-shoot-tibetan-dead-during-protest/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/08/30/chinese-police-shoot-tibetan-dead-during-protest/ China's monster traffic jam has reared its head again, with trucks and cars backed up for up to 30 kilometres (18 miles) Saturday on a highway north of Beijing. Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:49:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/08/28/chinas-monster-traffic-jam-rears-its-head-again/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/08/28/chinas-monster-traffic-jam-rears-its-head-again/ India has cancelled defence exchanges with China in a new flare-up in relations between the two Asian giants, reports said Friday. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:32:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/08/27/india-china-relations-hit-by-defence-row-report/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/08/27/india-china-relations-hit-by-defence-row-report/ A representative of the Dalai Lama has asked Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago to create a Tibet Support Group (TSG) in the Philippines. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:15:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/08/26/philippines-senator-to-form-tibet-support-group/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/08/26/philippines-senator-to-form-tibet-support-group/ Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:56:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/08/26/bill-passed-in-rajya-sabha-to-recognise-sowa-rigpa-system-of-medicine/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2010/08/26/bill-passed-in-rajya-sabha-to-recognise-sowa-rigpa-system-of-medicine/