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Germany: Scholz Should Stand Firm on Rights in China

Click to expand Image German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, November 4, 2022.  © 2022 Kay Nietfeld/AP Photo (Berlin) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz should stress...

Wildfire destroys prized mushrooms, income source for Tibetans

The resulting matsutake shortage will hurt livelihoods and exports to Japan and South Korea.

Historic Tibetan Buddhist monastery is being moved to make way for dam

Monks have petitioned to have the relocation order reversed, but to no avail.

Lichen Days

What fungi and the practice of Miksang—a contemplative photographic tradition—can teach us about interdependence The post Lichen Days appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

China Premier Li Qiang set to visit Australia in June, live lobster import ban expected to be lifted

China Premier Li Qiang is scheduled to visit Australia in the third week of June amid improving relations, with the unofficial import ban on Australian live lobsters set to be lifted, according to sources with knowledge of the issue.

Modi’s claim on Sri Lankan island may be more than Indian election talk

Fiery border talk tends to happen around election time but the latest instance is also part of a disturbing pattern of growing assertiveness in India’s neighbourhood policy.

Covering China brings surveillance, harassment, report finds

Reporting conditions in China have improved since the global pandemic but foreign journalists still face obstacles including visa problems, surveillance and harassment, according to a new surv...

Six Decades and a Half of Tibetan Fortitude: The Dalai Lama's Legacy

On March 31, 1959, the 14th Dalai Lama escaped Tibet amid Chinese invasion, establishing refuge in India's northern hills. Despite Chinese oppression, Tibetans inside Tibet resiliently preserve their culture.

China gives monks a list of things they can’t do after the Dalai Lama's death

Authorities lay out instructions in a training manual for Tibetan Buddhist monks.

Three Decades Within and Around the Chinese Communist Party's Rule: Insights into the China Nexus

In "The China Nexus," Benedict Rogers exposes three decades of CCP repression, highlighting the plight of oppressed groups like Uyghurs. His narrative combines personal experiences with rigorous research.

China blocks popular Tibetan-language blog

Luktsang Palyon, or Tibetan Sheep, is the latest online platform to succumb to Beijing’s crackdown.

Sweden expels Chinese journalist, calling her threat to national security, report says

Copenhagen, Denmark — Sweden has expelled a Chinese journalist, saying the reporter was a threat to national security, Swedish media reported on Monday. The journalist, an unnamed, 57-year-old woman, was arrested by the Swedish security service in October and expelled...

Sweden expels Chinese journalist deemed ‘serious threat to security’

The unnamed 57-year-old woman, was arrested by the Swedish security service in October and expelled by the government in Stockholm last week, Swedish broadcaster SVT reported.

China social media stunned by weather-beaten woman, 28, who looks decades older after long hikes but has ‘no appearance anxiety’

A young woman in China who is bravely taking long solo hikes so she can experience a sense of freedom has stunned online observers who think her exposure to the elements has damaged her complexion.

A Prayer for Eclipses

In anticipation of the celestial event, a writer and meditation teacher invokes a Dzogchen prayer from the patron bodhisattva of the Lotus Sutra.  The post A Prayer for Eclipses appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

The judicial legacy of the Rwandan genocide: 30 years of double standards

The international community’s efforts to prosecute perpetrators of core crimes remain selective and politicised.

No Time To Lose

We have to accept the reality that climate change is already here and learn to live in our new world—a world on fire. The post No Time To Lose appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.

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Chinese band crossed a lineThe Pingtung County Government’s independent music festival, the Taiwan Music Festival, began on Thursday and ended yesterday. One of the...

Rare boson particle ‘triplets’ seen for first time in Chinese-led scientific study

Physicists have made a never-before-seen discovery while analysing data from Switzerland’s Large Hadron Collider.

Sri Lankans present rare Buddha relics to the Dalai Lama

Hundreds of Tibetans line the streets of Dharamsala to pay their respects.

Tibetan monk arrested for holding Dalai Lama’s portrait during protest

Authorities have intensified restrictions around his monastery in Ngaba county.

Nepal’s traditional healers vow to preserve ‘secret and sacred’ indigenous knowledge even as climate change bites

Climate change and a dwindling number of practitioners pose a threat to the Sowa Rigpa system of medicine that dates back to more than 2,500 years.

Media feel pressure to tell ‘positive’ story as China tightens grip

State-linked Sixth Tone news outlet, known for its coverage of socioeconomic issues, comes under scrutiny.