Former lawmaker and veteran pro-democracy activist Au Kam San during an interview in Macao, October 7, 2024. © 2024 AP Photo/Bertha Wang (New York) – Macao authorities should unconditionally release the former lawmaker and veteran...

MUMBAI -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday warned of higher trade tariffs on India over the South Asian nation's purchases of Russian oil, with these expected to be piled on top of an existing 25% tariff.

Beijing’s efforts to infiltrate Taoism in Taiwan continue. However, Taiwanese see China and the CCP with growing mistrust. The post Quanzhen: How China Weaponizes Taoism for Global Propaganda. 4. Shifting Sands first appeared on Bitter Winter.

There were more arrests and charges under Hong Kong’s national security laws in July. Four people linked to a Taiwan-based group were arrested for allegedly conspiring to subversion, while in a separate case, a waiter was charged with inciting...

Take a Look Inside a Rare Buddhist Temple in Malaysia With One of the World’s Tallest Pagodas When you think of impressive pagodas, countries like China or Thailand may come to mind, but did you know that Malaysia is...

Rescue teams are reaching Dharali village in Uttarkashi district, which is believed to have borne the brunt of the floods.

Seawater intrusion into delta, where the river meets Arabian Sea, triggers collapse of farming and fishing communities.

Author and psychotherapist Dr. Miles Neale on astrology, pilgrimage, and learning to be nothing special The post ‘Return with Elixir’ appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

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The CCP would like to use Taiwanese Quanzhen Taoists for its purposes. However, it encounters an obstacle in the very structure of Taiwan’s Taoism. The post Quanzhen: How China Weaponizes Taoism for Global Propaganda. 3. Ready to Mobilize? first...

BEIJING -- China has begun construction on the world's largest hydroelectric power project in the Tibet Autonomous Region, a move believed to be partly aimed at strengthening the restive region's economic links to the rest of the country.

The region around Medog, the site of a new mega-dam, is one of the last strongholds of Tibetan cultural and ecological integrity.

When Indian pilgrims set foot in Tibet again this summer, their arrival heralded a new beginning for India and China, five years after a deadly Himalayan clash plunged the two bitter rivals into a diplomatic deep freeze. But with...

Centuries-old yak herding way of life faces extinction as climate change alters a fragile Himalayan ecosystem in Ladakh.

China’s already vast infrastructure programme has entered a new phase as building work starts on the Motuo hydropower project. The dam will consist of five cascade hydropower stations arranged from upstream to downstream and, once completed, will be the...

As thousands of Tibetans and supporters gathered across the globe on July 6 to celebrate the Dalai Lama’s 90th birthday, Chinese authorities dramatically escalated security operations throughout Tibet... Source

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The global expansion of the Quanzhen sect of Taoism and how the CCP has used it as a tool of influence through the United Front Work Department. The post Quanzhen: How China Weaponizes Taoism for Global Propaganda. 1. International...

Tsunami warnings in Hawaii, parts of California and Japan downgraded

The Motuo hydropower project will be four times the size of the gigantic Three Gorges dam, the next biggest hydropower project in the world.

An 8.8-magnitude quake off the coast of Russia set off tsunami warnings – how does it compare with past temblors?Tsunami updates – follow liveOne of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia’s far east early on Wednesday, causing tsunami...

Tibet was struck by a second earthquake of magnitude 4.0 on Wednesday, following an earlier quake of 4.3. The shallow depth of the quakes increases the risk of aftershocks and damage. Simultaneously, heavy rainfall in Tibet caused rivers flowing...

Scientists identify ‘foreshocks’ that struck around Russian region in July

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded has struck Russia’s Far East, resulting in small tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and calls ffor people around the Pacific to be on alert or move to higher ground