(TibetanReview.net, Nov13, 2018) – Tibetan Buddhism should adapt to the socialist society, blend with Chinese culture, and be compatible with China’s national conditions, Gyaltsen Norbu, the replacement 11th Panchen Lama appointed by the Chinese government, was cited as saying at the 2018 Tibetan Buddhism Doctrine Interpretation Seminar held at the […]

(TibetanReview.net, Nov13, 2018) – A second barrier lake formed by a landslide in Chamdo city of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) on Nov 3 on the Jinsha (Tibetan: Drichu) River had begun overflowing at 10:50 am on Nov 12 through a man-made floodway, reported China’s official chinadaily.com.cn Nov 12. It cited […]

(TibetanReview.net, Nov11, 2018) – A total of 34,200 people have been evacuated along the Jinsha River (Tibetan: Drichu river), part of the headwater systems of the Yangze River, in Chamdo City of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) and Garze (Karze, or Kanze) Prefecture of Sichuan Province as a barrier lake formed […]

(TibetanReview.net, Nov11, 2018) – The pace at which glaciers are melting in Asia, including on the Tibetan Plateau, may lead to a large number of climate refugees and affect the lives of over one billion residents in countries like China, Pakistan, India, Iran and Kazakhstan some 50 years from now, […]

(TibetanReview.net, Nov10, 2018) – Further reports on the protest self-immolation that took place in Chinese ruled Tibet on Nov 4 suggest that the protester did not survive and that he was a 23 year-old man whose name has been spelled as Dobo as well as Dorbe. The reports confirm that […]

(TibetanReview.net, Nov09, 2018) – In order to promote winter tourism, China has begun offering free entry to the Potala palace, the historical winter palace of the Dalai Lamas, for tourists from Nov 1 to Mar 15 next year. As in past several years, numerous other attractive concessions are also being […]

(TibetanReview.net, Nov08, 2018) – Several online reports suggest that there has been a protest self-immolation by a Tibetan youth in Chinese ruled Tibet on Nov 4, although with little details as communication channels in the region is under tight government control even in normal times. In particular it is not […]

(TibetanReview.net, Nov05, 2018) – A new barrier lake has formed after another large landslide hit Bolo Township in Chamdo (Qamdo) City of Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) on Nov 3 evening, blocking a section of Jinsha River, part of the headwaters system of Yangze River known in Tibetan as the Drichu. […]

(TibetanReview.net, Nov01, 2018) – The feared second landslide near Gyalha Village in Menling County of Tibet’s Nyingtri City has materialized on Oct 27 morning, resulting in the formation of a second barrier lake on the Yarlung Tsangpo river. China has alerted India about the development to enable it to be […]

(TibetanReview.net, Nov01, 2018) – China said Oct 31 that it had opened an international commercial complex in Gyirong (Tibetan: Kyirong) County of Shigatse City, Tibet, located near the border with Nepal. The Gyirong international border trade market was constructed with a total investment of 42.5 million yuan (about US $ […]