Lhasa (Tibet Autonomous Region)

Type: City
Name: Lhasa (Tibet Autonomous Region)
Latitude: 29.65
Longitude: 91.116669
population: 260,000
First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 1 reports

Lhasa to Hong Kong

Editor's note: This is the final installment in a series about Jay and Linnea Young's tripto China.If there ever was a study in contrasts — lifestyle, climate, culture, language — the difference between Lhasa and Hong Kong certainly would top any lis ... [Published South Lyon MI Herald - 8 hours ago]
First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Dalai Lama's abode quiet as Li begins India visit

There were no protests Sunday in this seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang began his India visit.Official sources said activists of the Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC), Tibetan Women Association, Students for Free Tibet and ... [Published ProKerala.com - 11 hours ago]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 2 reports

Lhasa to Kathmandu Overland Tours: You have Different tour options from local Tibet travel agency!

Tibet Ctrip Travel Service, TCTS, a Lhasa-based Tibet travel agent, is offering optional overland tours from Lhasa to Kathmandu, Nepal. Both the 4-day and the 8-day trip provides views to Mount Everest. "These two Tibet overland tours are popular adventures ... [Published Individual.com - 17 hours ago]
First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Safe harbor

Gyalzur Tendol has been an orphan since she was very small. Raised in Europe, an ethnic Tibetan orphan returns to her roots to provide a home for young homeless, Palden Nyima reports in Lhasa.Operating an orphanage is a duty or mission for some but, for ... [Published CHINAdaily - 18 hours ago]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Construction of Lhasa-Shigatse railway in full swing

SHIGATSE (TIBET), May 18: The construction of the Lhasa -Shigatse railway, which is expected to link Nepal with the Chinese border, is in full swing.Construction works have already completed up to the Khara Village of Qushui County, which is 82 kilometers ... [Published MyRepublica.com - May 18 2013]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Lhasa's ‘Old Town’ Rebuild Sparks Outrage

Pilgrims kneel at the entrance to the Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Dec. 18, 2012.ImagineChinaA project to modernize an historic area of Tibet’s capital Lhasa has ignited a storm of protest online and among international Tibetan support groups, with some calling ... [Published Radio Free Asia - May 18 2013]
First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

A myth that can devastate Tibet

The recent Chinese military incursion into Ladakh was a painful reminder of the cost of losing Tibet. And this week Chinese officials announced plans to demolish what remains of Lhasa, Tibet’s ancient capital. Despite its inclusion in Unesco’s World Heritage ... [Published Deccan Chronicle - May 18 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Tibet has China's largest proportion of nature reserves

LHASA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- In southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, 61 nature reserves have been established across a total land area of 410,000 square meters, a regional forestry official said Friday.These nature reserves account for 33.69 percent ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 17 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 2 reports

Tibet: the destruction of Lhasa

Lhasa is a site of cultural and historical importance for Tibet ckmck, under a CC LicenseIn 2001 the Taliban drilled holes into ancient statues carved into an Afghan cliff-face known as the Buddhas of Bamiyan. Into those holes they placed sticks of dynamite ... [Published New Internationalist - May 16 2013]
First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

WindhorseTour Updated Tibet Group Tours From Lhasa to Kathmandu with New Features

Based on the previous years' feedback from their clients, WindhorseTour updated an affordable group tour with flexible itinerary along the Tibet-Nepal Friendship Highway. Tibet Landscape WindhorseTour, a local travel agency with offices in Lhasa updated ... [Published PRWeb - May 16 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Tibet scholars’ petition to China and UNESCO on destruction of Old Lhasa City

International Campaign for TibetInternational scholars on Tibetan studies have launched a petition to China and UNESCO expressing “grave concern over the rapidly-progressing destruction of much of the traditional architectural heritage of the Old City ... [Published International Campaign For Tibet - May 15 2013]
First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Boulder to mull sister-city relationship with Palestinian city Nablus

BOULDER The Boulder City Council will hold a special meeting June 10 to decide whether Boulder should enter into a sister-city relationship with Nablus in the Palestinian territories.City Council members wanted to set a special meeting because they expect ... [Published Denver Post - May 15 2013]

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Lhasa to Hong Kong [Published South Lyon MI Herald - 8 hours ago]
Dalai Lama's abode quiet as Li begins India visit [Published ProKerala.com - 11 hours ago]
Visit Ladakh's monasteries [Published Mid Day - 14 hours ago]
Lhasa to Kathmandu Overland Tours: You have Dif... [Published Individual.com - 17 hours ago]
Safe harbor [Published CHINAdaily - 18 hours ago]
Construction of Lhasa-Shigatse railway in full ... [Published MyRepublica.com - May 18 2013]
Tibet Travel Agency TCTS Offers Services for Fa... [Published PRWeb - May 18 2013]
A myth that can devastate Tibet [Published Deccan Chronicle - May 18 2013]
Explore Tibet Announces Nomadic Trekking Adventure [Published Digital Journal - May 18 2013]
Lhasa's ‘Old Town’ Rebuild Sparks Outrage [Published Radio Free Asia - May 18 2013]
Memories in Song [Published HardNews Magazine - May 17 2013]
Tibet has China's largest proportion of nature ... [Published Xinhua News Agency - May 17 2013]
Tibet: the destruction of Lhasa [Published New Internationalist - May 16 2013]
*5.0-Magnitude Quake Hits Tibet [Published Saudi Press Agency - May 16 2013]
Tibet: New Bird Flu Outbreak Detected [Published United Nations and Peoples Organisation - May 16 2013]
Tibetan mothers get parcels through public welf... [Published CNTV - May 16 2013]
WindhorseTour Updated Tibet Group Tours From Lh... [Published PRWeb - May 16 2013]
1st Ld-Writethru: 5.0-magnitude quake hits Tibet [Published Individual.com - May 16 2013]
Tibet scholars’ petition to China and UNESCO on... [Published International Campaign For Tibet - May 15 2013]
Tibetans Don't Want Dalai Lama Back: China Vice... [Published HighBeam Research - May 15 2013]
Spring Flowers on Display: Photos [Published Discovery Health - May 15 2013]
News Briefs 15-05-2013 [Published Daily Grail - May 15 2013]
WorkForce Software Announces Significant Global... [Published Yahoo! Finance - May 15 2013]
WorkForce Software Announces Significant Global... [Published PR inside - May 15 2013]
Suning Forays into Tibetan Home Appliance Market [Published Individual.com - May 15 2013]
Tibet Travel Agency-TCTS Introduces Customizabl... [Published Digital Journal - May 15 2013]
Boulder to mull sister-city relationship with P... [Published Denver Post - May 15 2013]
Riding to Nepal [Published stuff.co.nz - May 15 2013]
City, realing from mass shooting, readies itsel... [Published The Advocate - May 15 2013]
Boulder City Council sets special meeting to de... [Published Boulder Daily Camera - May 15 2013]
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Out with the Old... [Published The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper - May 14 2013]
Prolific Slog tipper Greg sends this story of a contractor bulldozing a huge and ancient Mayan temple called Noh Mul for road fill: Noh Mul. Its name means the Big Hill but it’s not so big any more, this once towering and stout ceremonial center in ...
Save Lhasa from Destruction [Published Global Voices Online - May 13 2013]
High Peaks Pure Earth has published Elliot Sperling's translation of prominent Tibetan writer, Woser's recent blogpost urging the world to save Lhasa from being turned into another tourist shopping mall. Written by Oiwan Lam · comments (0) Share: ...
32 Enchanting Alleys To Get Lost Down Around Th... [Published BuzzFeed - Latest - May 03 2013]
Warning: These photos may cause intense wanderlust. London, England Source:  garryknight Vietnam Source:  reddit.com Lhasa, Tibet Source:  waypoint-zero San Francisco, California Source:  livenature View Entire List › ...
H7N9: Are we in for the duration? [Published H5N1 - Apr 30 2013]
Mike Coston at Avian Flu Diary has posted Chinese Science Bulletin: Early H7N9 Risk Analysis. I downloaded the PDF, opened it up, and started reading. Get over there and download it for yourself, because you need to. I promise it will be on the final ...
Tibetans Turn to Alternative Protest as Self-Im... [Published The China Blog - Apr 17 2013]
Last year, Norbu Jorden ran away to New Delhi to set himself on fire. Driven by accounts of other self-immolations by Tibetans — there have been 112 deaths since 2009 — the 20-year-old student concluded that this was the only way he could contribute to ...
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WorkForce Software Announces Significant Global... [Published PR inside - May 15 2013]
CHINA’S TOP PRIVATE LAW FIRM ZHONG LUN ESTABLIS... [Published CisionWire - English - Apr 23 2013]
54th Tibetan National Uprising Day in Toronto: ... [Published Marketwire - Breaking News Releases - Mar 06 2013]
China’s Tibet Airlines takes delivery of its fi... [Published Airbus Press Releases - Nov 23 2012]
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