http://www.tibetsun.com/newsfeed/ en-us 40 Tibet Sun: Connecting Tibetans The Beijing government has released "most wanted" photographs of suspects captured on film during the recent Tibet riots and carried on Chinese versions of Yahoo! and MSN, Mon, 24 Mar 2008 04:32:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/tech_news/2008/03/24/yahoo-implicated-in-tibet-riot-probe/ http://www.tibetsun.com/tech_news/2008/03/24/yahoo-implicated-in-tibet-riot-probe/ Normally, the Pearl River Delta, a manufacturing hub in southern China, whirs with the sound of commerce. Alongside massive new highways, clusters of factories churn out toys, electronics, Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:02:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/opinions/2008/11/18/how-the-global-economic-crisis-could-bring-down-the-chinese-government/ http://www.tibetsun.com/opinions/2008/11/18/how-the-global-economic-crisis-could-bring-down-the-chinese-government/ An angry crowd of about 2,000 rioted in China's impoverished Gansu province over a government plan to demolish a downtown area, torching cars and attacking a local Communist Party office, Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:37:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/19/up-to-2000-riot-in-chinas-gansu-province/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/19/up-to-2000-riot-in-chinas-gansu-province/ Chinese leaders on Tuesday warned Tibetan exiles considering whether to push for Tibet's independence that any bid to separate the Himalayan region from China was "doomed." Tue, 18 Nov 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/18/move-to-seek-tibetan-independence-doomed-to-fail-china/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/18/move-to-seek-tibetan-independence-doomed-to-fail-china/ Discussions began Monday in Dharamsala, India, among leaders of the Tibetan exile community on the future of their decades old — and so far utterly fruitless — attempts to get Beijing to give the region some form of self-rule. Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:01:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/18/china-watches-as-tibetan-talks-begin/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/18/china-watches-as-tibetan-talks-begin/ Around 600 exile Tibetans from around the world gathered in Dharamshala for a special six-day brian-storming session to find ways to fulfil aspirations of the Tibetan people for a free Tibet. Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:40:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/17/tibetans-begin-historic-brain-storming-special-meeting/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/17/tibetans-begin-historic-brain-storming-special-meeting/ Accepting total failure of their talks with the PRC, the envoys of the Dalai Lama blamed the Chinese government for their insincerity in responding to the efforts of the Dalai Lama for the last many decades. Sun, 16 Nov 2008 11:06:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/16/china-rejected-the-most-reasonable-proposal-envoys/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/16/china-rejected-the-most-reasonable-proposal-envoys/ Tibet is one of the subjects that the Chinese government usually refuses to answer questions about in public. But the atmosphere in Beijing is no longer what it was. Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:21:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/15/china-shows-willingness-to-engage/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/15/china-shows-willingness-to-engage/ A dirty brown haze sometimes more than a mile thick is darkening skies not only over vast areas of Asia, but also in the Middle East, southern Africa and the Amazon Basin, Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:34:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/features/2008/11/14/un-clouds-of-pollution-threaten-glaciers-health/ http://www.tibetsun.com/features/2008/11/14/un-clouds-of-pollution-threaten-glaciers-health/ Prince Charles celebrated his 60th birthday Friday with military gun salutes and a string of parties, even if he passes the milestone with little sign of an end to his long wait to be king. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:04:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/14/prince-charles-turns-60/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/14/prince-charles-turns-60/ Frustrated by the lack of any outcome in the talks between his envoys and Chinese leaders, the Dalai Lama asked his people to come up with ideas for the best possible actions Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:41:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/14/disheartened-dalai-lama-reaches-out-to-his-people/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/14/disheartened-dalai-lama-reaches-out-to-his-people/ China on Friday hit out at French President Nicolas Sarkozy's planned meeting with the Dalai Lama, warning it could hurt relations between the two countries. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 10:19:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/14/china-warns-france-over-meeting-with-dalai-lama/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/14/china-warns-france-over-meeting-with-dalai-lama/ Continental Minerals is awaiting central government approval for a planned $520-million copper and gold mine in Tibet, which will utilize a new railway to ship ores to a smelter in inland China. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:41:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/12/continental-minerals-awaiting-govt-ok-on-tibet-mine/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/12/continental-minerals-awaiting-govt-ok-on-tibet-mine/ A major airport in Tibet saw its first night flight Wednesday, ending its 43-year history of daytime services. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 11:32:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/13/tibet-airport-sees-first-night-flight-after-43-years/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/13/tibet-airport-sees-first-night-flight-after-43-years/ China on Thursday made a direct request to India for blocking the proposed six-day meeting organised by the Dalai Lama in Dharamshala from November 17 to discuss the future of Tibet. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:28:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/13/china-wants-india-to-block-dalai-lamas-dharamshala-meet/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/13/china-wants-india-to-block-dalai-lamas-dharamshala-meet/ China said Thursday a meeting of Tibetan exiles in India next week would "get nowhere" if it sought independence for the Himalayan region and urged Delhi not to allow separatist activities. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:57:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/13/china-says-tibet-exiles-meeting-will-get-nowhere/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/13/china-says-tibet-exiles-meeting-will-get-nowhere/ French President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose country holds the EU presidency, said on Thursday he will meet the Dalai Lama next month during a visit to Poland. Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:41:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/13/french-president-to-meet-dalai-lama-next-month/ http://www.tibetsun.com/archive/2008/11/13/french-president-to-meet-dalai-lama-next-month/ NASA scientists have said the Phoenix Mars lander has gone silent because of a lack of sunlight needed to power its batteries, after a five-month mission Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:31:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/science/2008/11/11/phoenix-probe-mission-on-mars-ends/ http://www.tibetsun.com/science/2008/11/11/phoenix-probe-mission-on-mars-ends/ If India is anxious about Barack Obama's promised diplomatic activism on Jammu and Kashmir, Beijing has reasons to worry about his approach to Taiwan and Tibet. Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:13:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/opinions/2008/11/12/cautioning-obama/ http://www.tibetsun.com/opinions/2008/11/12/cautioning-obama/ Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:40:00 GMT http://www.tibetsun.com/tech_news/2008/11/11/google-adds-voice-video-chat-to-gmail-apps/ http://www.tibetsun.com/tech_news/2008/11/11/google-adds-voice-video-chat-to-gmail-apps/