A shared economic adversary could drive the two Asian giants to strengthen their Brics ties, but the way forward is far from clear.

Compassion in Mahayana Buddhism means coming face-to-face with the suffering of all sentient beings. It’s not fun. The post The Discomfort of Compassion first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post The Discomfort of Compassion appeared first on...

Just as ties seemed to be on the mend, a US$137 billion hydropower behemoth on the Yarlung Tsangpo River threatens to muddy the waters.

Click to expand Image Detainees behind cell bars at the police Immigration Detention Center in Bangkok, Thailand, January 21, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit (Bangkok) – A group of 48 Uyghur men who have been held for over...

On the anniversary of the prolific teacher and Dzogchen master’s passing, Tricycle takes a look back at three of his essential teachings. The post Three Fundamental Teachings of Dudjom Rinpoche first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post...

Latest publication by National Ethnic Affairs Commission hails Guangzhou for creating China’s first big data set to promote integration.

The $100 billion Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC) is set to remake capitalism and attract businesses with its focus on green technology and ecological harmony.

BEIJING — Chinese authorities in Tibet have detected problems, including cracks, at five out of 14 hydropower dams that they have inspected since a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the southwest region last week, an emergency official said Thursday. Of the...

https://youtu.be/tvkWImB_xgs In 1913, a young Pakistani farmer, Mohammad, stumbled on a remarkable discovery while digging up soil to build a new house. As he unearthed a stone face with distinctly Greek features, he had no idea that he had...

Top regional official says he hopes students from US and elsewhere will realise ‘slander’ about alleged forced labour is ‘completely a lie’.

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake in southern Tibet severely damaged over 40 Buddhist sites, including the 15th-century Dzekar Choede Monastery. Historic statues and relics were destroyed, and holy artifacts have been transferred to officials as death tolls remain contested.

Great prayer festival at the Kirtighar Samyeling. Image courtesy of the author A Great Prayer Festival (Tib: སྨོན་ལམ་ཆེན་མོ།, monlam chenmo) dedicated to the long life of His Holiness the Dalai Lama was held at Kirtighar Samyeling, a branch of...

A magnitude-7.1 earthquake in Tibet's Dingri County left 126 dead and over 330 injured. Amid freezing temperatures, videos of devastated sites, like a collapsed nunnery, provide rare insights for Tibetans abroad, highlighting the region's challenges and restricted information flow.

Human kindness is as natural as human selfishness. We can tip the balance by shifting our focus to one or the other. The post From Empathy to Compassion first appeared on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. The post From Empathy...

By Kalpit A. Mankikar Sun Tzu’s treatise on war offers many stratagems to deal with the enemy. He emphasises deception and patience, cautioning that the general who makes many calculations like a chess player is more likely to win....

Just as border tensions seemed to be easing, the Yarlung Tsangpo River project raises new questions between the two countries.

Chinese authorities in Tibet barred aid workers and Buddhist monks from earthquake-hit areas, citing “cleanup” and “security work.” A magnitude 7.1 quake on Jan. 7 reportedly killed over 126 people, injured 337, and displaced 60,000 residents.

By John Dayal (UCA News) -- India’s bishops, as much as its civil society, possibly missed an ominous warning in a report in the Kathmandu-based portal Himal Southasian about the growing support within tribal communities in the northeastern states of Assam...

By Sam Davies In the frigid night of China’s Qinling mountains, hunters with huge social media followings scour the landscape in pursuit of wild boars menacing local farmers’ livelihoods. China’s wild boars — today numbering two million — were...

Dilgo Khyentse Yangsi, Ugyen Tenzin Jigme Lhundrup. From shechen.org Shechen Tennyi Dargyeling in Boudha, Kathmandu, established by the esteemed scholar, teacher, and terton of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, Kyabje Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910–1991), has published a public...

From actor Wang Xing’s rescue to a clock-drawing test for dementia, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

NEW DELHI — China’s decision to build the world’s largest hydropower dam on a river that flows into India and Bangladesh has sparked concerns in both countries over the project’s potential impact on millions living downstream.  Beijing last month approved...

The disproportionate success of ethnic minorities in Chinese MMA is galvanizing interest in their cultures amongst sports fans as well as resurgent pride within those communities themselves.

By Matthew Walsh China said Thursday that an investigation had found the European Union imposed unfair “trade and investment barriers” on Beijing, marking the latest salvo in long-running commercial tensions between the two economic powers. Officials announced the probe...

A controversial HK$580 billion plan to create three artificial islands may face a further delay as Hong Kong’s development minister said there was “no need” to specify a starting date for reclamation work. Development minister Bernadette Linn on Tuesday...