International Business News - Tibet http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Tourists are continuing to give Tibet a miss, more than six months after deadly rioting in the regional capital of Lhasa, China's official Xinhua News Agency said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/months-after-riots-tibet-tourism-still-suffering.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:46:24 EDT China issued a government report Thursday praising its rule over Tibet and accusing the Dalai Lama of wanting to restore a backward feudal system in the Himalayan region. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/china-slams-dalai-lama-in-government-report.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:38:51 EDT Aluminum Corp. of China, the country's biggest producer, has set up a subsidiary based in Tibet to conduct mineral exploration, mining and smelting in the Himalayan region. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080904/chinas-chinalco-unit-to-explore-smelt-in-tibet.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:10:56 EDT China is planning to build six new railway lines in and around Tibet, expanding services that the government says are improving the Himalayan region's economy but that critics complain pose a threat to Tibetan culture. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/china-to-add-6-new-lines-to-tibet-railway-network.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:11:21 EDT More than a thousand Tibetan exiles held protests in pouring rain Friday in New Delhi, chanting anti-China slogans and demanding freedom for Tibet hours ahead of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/105310-india-tibetan-protest.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/tibetans-exiles-in-india-protest-beijing-olympics.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/tibetans-exiles-in-india-protest-beijing-olympics.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:12:13 EDT Police led away four activists from the U.S. and U.K. on Wednesday after they unfurled pro-Tibet banners outside Beijing's National Stadium, the site of the Olympic Games' opening ceremony later this week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080806/4-activists-detained-in-beijing-for-tibet-banners.htm Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:57:21 EDT Days before the start of the Beijing Olympics, a pro-Tibet activist group is criticizing China for intensifying a crackdown on Tibet and sealing off virtually the entire Tibetan plateau to "hide its repression." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/report-china-intensifies-crackdown-on-tibet.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:59:26 EDT Indian police detained 56 Tibetan exiles, including several monks and nuns, attempting to cross the border into China and protest the Beijing Olympics, police said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/tibetan-exiles-in-india-arrested-near-china-border.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:12:34 EDT China said Monday it was concerned about a meeting between Republican presidential candidate John McCain and the Dalai Lama, saying Americans should realize the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader is trying to split the country. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080727/china-criticizes-mccain-dalai-lama-meeting.htm Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:19:38 EDT China urged the Dalai Lama again on Monday to show support for the Beijing Olympics, in an apparent effort to link the demand more closely with continued talks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/china-urges-dalai-lama-to-back-olympics.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:37:55 EDT The Tibetan government-in-exile won't hold any celebrations to mark the Dalai Lama's birthday Sunday because of the ongoing suffering of the people of Tibet, an official said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/86841-india-tibet-dalai-lama.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080706/low-key-birthday-for-dalai-lama.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080706/low-key-birthday-for-dalai-lama.htm Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:27:57 EDT An envoy for the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said Friday that the latest round of talks with China were "one of the most difficult sessions" held so far, but that he will return for more discussions after the Beijing Olympics. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080704/tibet-envoy-beijing-talks-difficult.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:38:57 EDT China insists the Dalai Lama prove he doesn't support Tibetan independence or disruption of the Beijing Olympics, telling two envoys for the spiritual leader that such "positive actions" are needed before further talks, a state news agency said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/china-demands-dalai-lama-prove-his-intentions.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:32:35 EDT China's Communist Party boss in Tibet delivered a fresh attack on the Dalai Lama Wednesday, even as envoys of the region's exiled leader met with Chinese officials for more talks toward easing tensions following anti-government riots. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/84078-china-tibet-talks.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/chinese-party-boss-delivers-attack-on-dalai-lama.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/chinese-party-boss-delivers-attack-on-dalai-lama.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:13:19 EDT Secrecy surrounded the start of talks between envoys of the Dalai Lama and the Chinese government on Tuesday aimed at easing tensions following anti-government riots in Tibet in March. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/83074-china-tibet-talks.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/dalai-lama-envoys-china-to-meet-in-beijing.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080701/dalai-lama-envoys-china-to-meet-in-beijing.htm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:34:27 EDT The Dalai Lama called Monday for "tangible progress" in upcoming talks with China, as international pressure mounted for the sides to ease tensions after anti-government riots that rocked Tibet. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/82781-china-tibet-talks.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/tibetan-envoys-to-meet-chinese-officials.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/tibetan-envoys-to-meet-chinese-officials.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:00:10 EDT China's official news agency says that Beijing will hold a new round of talks with representatives of the Dalai Lama in July. The Xinhua News Agency quoted an unnamed government spokesman as saying that China hopes that the Dalai Lama "would treasure this opportunity." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080629/china-new-talks-with-dalai-lama-representatives.htm Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:42:19 EDT A Chinese state news agency says Tibet's Lhasa airport has been upgraded to handle night flights. The official Xinhua News Agency said Thursday that Gongga Airport has been fitted with runway lighting that increases its handling capacity by 40 percent. The airport handled over 1 million passengers last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/china-tibet-airport-upgraded-for-night-flights.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:40:03 EDT Tibet has reopened to foreign tourists, three months after the Chinese government banned such visits in the wake of violent anti-government riots and protests that tainted the image of the country ahead of the Olympics. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/china-reopens-tibet-to-foreign-tourists.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:43:34 EDT China on Thursday denied injecting politics into the Beijing Olympics despite a rare rebuke from the International Olympic Committee over remarks by a Chinese official about Tibet and the Dalai Lama. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/china-says-it-is-not-politicizing-the-olympics.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:52:50 EDT