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‘Loneliest’: meet China remote town’s only delivery rider who completes 200 orders daily

The only full-time delivery rider in a remote county in the Tibet region of southwestern China delivers up to 200 orders a day while juggling multiple roles. Huang Kaihong, 24, who is known as “China’s loneliest rider”, works in...

Beijing condemns Dalai Lama’s Grammy win as ‘anti-China political manipulation’

Buddhist spiritual leader wins best audiobook and says he sees win ‘as a recognition of our shared universal responsibility’Bad Bunny and Kendrick Lamar win big in Grammys ceremony filled with anti-ICE sentimentThe Dalai Lama has taken home his first...

At 90, Dalai Lama gets Grammy for audiobook ‘Meditations’

The Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), which is headquartered at McLeod Ganj in Dharamshala, said the award is a profound honour for Tibetan society. Although the Grammy spread cheer in this hill town, celebrations are on hold as the Dalai...

Beijing criticises Dalai Lama Grammy win as 'manipulation'

The Buddhist spiritual leader is recognised in the audiobook category for his meditations.

Dalai Lama expresses ‘gratitude’ for first Grammy as award angers China

The 90-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader says first Grammy award is ‘recognition of shared responsibility’

Anti-ICE protests, brilliance by Bieber and the Dalai Lama’s first win: the 10 biggest moments at the 2026 Grammys

From the Cure winning their first Grammys to a posthumous award for Chick Corea, it was a night of heartening wins and robust politics• Grammy awards 2026: list of winnersThere are arguments to be made about the efficacy or...

Dalai Lama expresses ‘gratitude’ at first Grammy win

Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Monday he was grateful for his first Grammy, after bagging the top music industry award for audio book, narration and storytelling. The charismatic 90-year-old, who lives in exile in India, is lauded...

China criticizes decision to award a Grammy to the Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama’s Grammy win for an audiobook, narration and storytelling has been described by Beijing as “a tool for anti-China political manipulation.”

UN Bodies as a Geopolitical Arena: Southeast Europe’s Alignment on China?

Within the United Nations (UN) system, China has shown a steadily growing readiness and capacity to engage across a broad spectrum of thematic areas, occasionally assuming a leading role. Southeast European (SEE) countries such… Source

Stir-fry suppers: Jeremy Pang’s recipes for Sichuan chicken and Singapore noodles

Enrol in the school of wok and get sizzling with a simple stir-fry and a classic hotch-potch noodle dish. Follow the ‘wok clock’ and both are ready in about half an hourStir-frying, as its name suggests, is the technique...

Carlsberg unloads Tibet venture to Chinese partner after struggle

Tokyo -- Carlsberg has agreed to divest from a brewing joint venture in Tibet after two decades, following years of confrontations and complications with its Chinese partner.

A Tale of Two Hostage-Takings: Maduro and the Uyghurs

Who, in fact, set the example for hostage‑taking—Donald Trump or Xi Jinping? A Uyghur journalist’s opinion. The post A Tale of Two Hostage-Takings: Maduro and the Uyghurs first appeared on Bitter Winter.

Keir Starmer opens door to UK visit by Xi Jinping after bilateral talks

PM says trip to China has put relationship in stronger place, but possible return visit angers British criticsUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer has taken a major step towards rapprochement with China, opening the door to a UK...

Inside the Hong Kong newsrooms stifled by fear after Jimmy Lai’s conviction

As Keir Starmer faces huge pressure to secure Jimmy Lai’s release during his visit to China, journalists in Hong Kong tell Shweta Sharma how the British media mogul’s conviction has all but declawed the city’s press

Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash review – clever comedy for our conspiracy theory age

This tender satire of a dysfunctional American family’s search for moral guidance is precisely what our times needMaking the comic novel succeed is a rich, tricky project in our age of desperate, sometimes weirdly eager apocalypticism. Madeline Cash has...

Does Antarctica really have the bluest sky in the world?

Light scattering creates the shade we see when we look skyward, and studies show the process varies around the worldOn holiday the sky may look a deeper shade of blue than even the clearest summer day at home. Some...

Why Max Richter’s Hamnet needle-drop left me cold | Tom Service on music

In a new weekly column about the world of classical music, Tom Service bemoans Hollywood turning pieces into slop through overuse. Plus: Philip Glass withdraws his symphony from the Kennedy CenterBack in 2008, Transport for London came up with...

David Bowie and the Search for Life, Death and God by Peter Ormerod review – the making of a modern saint

An exhilarating account of Bowie’s spirituality and the quasi-religious nature of his work, from Space Oddity to BlackstarIt has become a tired cliche among fans to say that everything went wrong in the world after Bowie died in 2016....

The perils and promise of Sir Keir’s visit to China

Editorial: At a time of global turmoil, the UK cannot afford to shun closer links with one of the world’s pre-eminent and fastest-growing economies