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China Will Never Get Ladakh!

'It is flabbergasting to think that this heavenly region has, for decades, been coveted by India's aggressive neighbours,' says Claude Arpi after a recent visit to Ladakh.'Wanting to use the newly......

China planning new highway along India border: Report

China plans to build a new highway along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India as part of Beijing's efforts to strengthen its strategic position and project its power, a media report said on......

China building 30 airports in Tibet and Xinjiang?

About 30 airports have been either built or under construction in Tibet and Xinjiang provinces which will boost China's civil and military infrastructure in the remote regions bordering India, the......

Amid Sikkim standoff, Chinese army conducts exercises in Tibet

Amid the Sikkim standoff, the Chinese Army is carrying out exercises simulating real battle scenarios at high-altitude areas in Tibet, testing new equipment, including a light battle tank. The......

Tibet: Lhasa riots leave 10 dead

Tenpersons, mostly 'business people', were killed in riots in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, where Buddhist monks protesting against the Chinese rule clashed with troops, the state-run media in Beijing......

China builds data centre in Tibet; to benefit Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan

China is building the world's highest-altitude cloud computing data centre in Tibet that will meet the data storage needs of the country and South Asian nations like Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan,......

Nathula trade to start on low key

The much awaited Sino-Indian border trade through Nathu-la in Sikkim, scheduled to begin on July 6, will initially be a localised and low-key affair.Talking to reportersin Gangtok after his return......

Tibet GDP growing at 12.7%

The remote Himalayan region of Tibet is witnessing impressive economic growth and the region's per capita gross domestic product has touched an all-time high at $997 in 2004, a senior regional......

No plans to cancel torch relay: IOC

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has no plans to cut short the global torch relay despite disruptions by protesters in London and Paris, Olympic chief Jacques Rogge told the Wall Street......

Emotions high as Olympic torch scales Everest

The Olympic flame reached the top of Mount Everest on Thursday, an emotional moment for China and the crowning of the Beijing Olympics torch relay that was dogged by anti-Chinese protests on its......

Factbox: Olympic torch's trip to Tibet

The Olympic torch passed through Tibet's capital Lhasa on Saturday for a one-day stop China hopes will showcase a calm city firmly back in the national fold three months after anti-Chinese protests......

Awarding Games to China was right move: Rogge

Awarding the 2008 Olympics to Beijing was the right decision, despite mounting criticism of its human rights record, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said on Monday. "It was......

China denounces torch protest, IOC concerned

China on Monday denounced protests that disrupted the Beijing Olympic torch relay in London and IOC chief Jacques Rogge said he was very concerned at the protests, but added there was no momentum......

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