In digesting Tibet's different regions, it's important to know a few things. First, there's a distinction between Tibet and the Tibet Autonomous Region (also referred to as the TAR). Tibet is ...

Gyalo Thondup, the Dalai Lama's elder brother and a significant figure in Tibetan politics, passed away at 97 in Kalimpong.

The Human Rights Network for Tibet and Taiwan, in collaboration with various groups including the Tibet Youth Congress, Hong ...

Delivered by Senator Nikki Coseteng at the 13th Manila Forum for Philippines-China Relations and Annual Christmas Media Party ...

Archaeologists have discovered 4,800-year-old relics in the earliest known lakeside settlement in Tibet, officially the Xizang Autonomous Region of China, dating back thousands of years. The site, ...

Earlier this month, a massive earthquake struck Tibet and severely damaged numerous monasteries and nunneries. Recent media articles since then have highlighted other ongoing threats to Tibetan ...

That's the impression when you step into the Qambalin Buddhist temple in this ... in Lhasa. "Qamba," also spelled "chamba," is derived from the bodhisattva Maitreya, while "lin" is the Tibetan ...

After unearthing a rare collection of highly prized Silk Road artefacts, a family in the Himalayas has opened a museum ...

In the aftermath of the Kargil War, Muzzamil Hussain's family unearthed a treasure of Silk Road artefacts in their ancestral property near Kargil's bazaar.

The Ranjana script is visually intricate and has deep cultural and historical significance. It is primarily used by the Newa ...

The region is administered by Shigatse city, the traditional seat of the Panchen Lama, one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism ... what is known as the Lhasa block in an area ...