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Kalmykia President proposes to build a stupa in Lhasa - 20 Aug 2007
Phayul,By Julia Jironkina President of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov proposed to build a Buddhist stupa in Lhasa to commemorate strong ties that have long existed
Chinese "Lhasa Museum" is painful Farce - 20 Aug 2007
World Wide base of reporters, based in UK,Having recently visited Tibet, South Australian documentary maker, Lara Damiani, said that Lhasa’s Tibet Museum is a painful farce.
Tibet's transformation: A new age for Lhasa - 20 Aug 2007
Phayul,Near the top of the world sits Lhasa. Today, it's bustling with tourists and pilgrims, who still circle the fabled city's holy sites.
President of Kalmykia Speaks out at Potala Palace - 20 Aug 2007
World Wide base of reporters, based in UK,The President of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has been to Lhasa with a TV crew from Kalmykia. They were in Lhasa by invitation of the Chinese to View the
Heaven for family pets - 20 Aug 2007
Atlanta Journal Constitution,Susan and Leo Romsiewicz of Kennesaw had Cocoa, a Lhasa apso, for 13 years. When Cocoa recently died from kidney failure, both hired Pet Dreams to arrange a
India-Tibet trade moves, but slowly - 20 Aug 2007
Economic Times,Statistics show that they come in larger numbers, some of them arriving with their goods in vehicles with Lhasa number plates and turning the boot into a
Downtown Dog Days again a howling success - 20 Aug 2007
Bangor Daily News,...at the booth to look through a photo album and ended up driving to the animal shelter on Mount Hope Avenue to adopt Baby, a 13-year-old Lhasa apso.
New Waynesboro ordinance allows dogs to run free - 20 Aug 2007
Staunton News Leader,Herring doesn’t like to leave her Lhasa Apso, Blackie, on a leash, but she knows she wouldn’t hurt anyone. “If you have a dog that doesn’t listen or come
Camera club treated to remarkable images - 20 Aug 2007
Cape Breton Post,There, Momin found tremendous changes in Lhasa, which he visited at an earlier time. The influx from other parts of China had changed it.
India-Tibet trade moves, but slowly, across Himalayas - 20 Aug 2007
India PRwire (Press Release),Statistics show that they come in larger numbers, some of them arriving with their goods in vehicles with Lhasa number plates and turning the boot into a
Tourist boom brings threat to Leh's - Aug 18, 2007
Brisbane Times,Alexander believes that as Tibet's capital, Lhasa, becomes more modern under Chinese rule, it has become more important than ever to protect Leh's
Maiden flight to Lhasa - Aug 10, 2007
China Daily,By Chen Hong (China Daily) LHASA: Shenzhen Airlines began its first flight from Shenzhen to Lhasa yesterday in a bid to get a slice of the booming tourism
Shoton festival marked in Lhasa - Aug 15, 2007
CCTV,Members of the Tibetan equestrian sport team perform at the Shoton Festival in Lhasa, capital of southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region on August 14,
Fifth group of 192 central officials arrive in Lhasa for Tibet service - Jul 30, 2007
Xinhua,BEIJING, July 30 (Xinhua) -- One hundred and ninety-two officials from China's central government and state enterprise headquarters have arrived in Lhasa,
Railway brings new era for Tibet - Aug 12, 2007
BBC News,Lhasa's railway cargo depot lies at the end of a partly-paved road, full of potholes, around 20km (12.5 miles) outside the Tibetan capital.
China's relocation of rural Tibetans - Aug 13, 2007
BBC News,All along the main road from Lhasa to Tibet's second city, Shigatse, new homes are being erected beneath the towering peaks.
India takes up visa issue with China - Aug 16, 2007
Assam Tribune,He was referring to media reports that China was planning to extend Qinghai-Tibet railway from Lhasa to Xigaze. The construction of the 254-km long rail
Tibetan people in Lhasa reel under influx of Chinese migrants - Aug 3, 2007
Phayul,According to reliable information received by the Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), the Tibetan people in Lhasa City reel under massive
Vigilance and restriction stepped up in and around Lhasa City - Aug 3, 2007
Phayul,According to a reliable source, it seems that the Chinese authorities in and around Lhasa City have issued terse instructions to travel agencies in and
The Sky Train - Aug 6, 2007
NDTV.com,Exactly a year ago, an NDTV team had an opportunity to travel to the roof of the world, Lhasa, the capital of Tibet on the spanking new train which can be
Lhasa's Tibet Museum a Farce - Aug 2, 2007
Phayul,By e-mail[Friday, August 03, 2007 09:17] Having recently visited Tibet, South Australian documentary maker, Lara Damiani, said that Lhasa’s Tibet Museum is
Tibetans celebrate traditional Yogurt Banquet Festival - Aug 12, 2007
Xinhua,LHASA, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Tens of thousands of Tibetans and visitors flocked to the Zhebung Monastery in the western suburbs of Lhasa, capital of southwest
Dreaming Lhasa captivates Calgary audience - Jul 30, 2007
Phayul,Canadian friend Nathan Clouse found Dreaming Lhasa was "very realistic". Preceding the feature was a short political music video called March for Freedom.
Top of the world - Aug 9, 2007
Bangkok Post,On Bhakor Street, the famous trading and religious hub in Lhasa, Tibet's capital, vendors pray while waiting for customers.
Four Points by Sheraton Hotels to Open in Tibet, Sanya and Lianyungang - Aug 13, 2007
ASIATravelTips.com,Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa, Tibet: Scheduled to open this year, the Four Points by Sheraton Lhasa, Tibet is situated in the center of the Tibetan Plateau
Positive Feasibility Study for Continental's Wholly Owned ... - Aug 15, 2007
Market Wire (press release)Continental holds 100% of the Xietongmen Project, located 240 km west of Lhasa in the Tibet Autonomous Region ("TAR"), People's Republic of China.
The Sky Train - Aug 10, 2007
Phayul,By Nitin Gokhale New Delhi, August 6 - Exactly a year ago, an NDTV team had an opportunity to travel to the roof of the world, Lhasa, the capital of Tibet
Anniversary of the Open to Traffic of the Auspicious Road Foreign ... - Aug 8, 2007
MFA China (press release),The journalists visited the Lhasa Railway passenger and freight stations, the Farmers Settlement Program of Qushui County, Lhasa National Economic and
China Tibet Shoton Festival - Aug 12, 2007
Xinhua,The Thangka painting bearing the image of Sakyamuni, founder of Buddhism, is unfolded to the worshippers, in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet
China celebrates one year countdown to Olympics - Aug 8, 2007
Xinhua,More than two thousand Tibetan natives and tourists gathered on Wednesday morning in Lhasa to mark the countdown. The celebration starts with a domino
Tibet puts environment ahead of money - Jul 28, 2007
Taipei Times,Tourists arriving in Tibet will exceed 3 million next year on increased interest in China as Beijing hosts the Olympic Games, Ta Ji, vice mayor of Lhasa,
Development 'not ruining' Potala - Jul 28, 2007
BBC News,By Michael Bristow Officials at Tibet's Potala Palace in Lhasa have rejected concerns that the 1300-year-old palace is being hemmed in by ugly,
New Asia Travel Attraction, Go Tibet By Rail - Aug 2, 2007
أرابياAn estimated 90% of tourists would use the railroad to reach Lhasa, Tibet. It is an unique ground expedition across clear cascading streams,
Tibetan original drama "The Pursuit of Happiness" - Aug 8, 2007
Xinhua,A performer's shadow is cast on the background during the first rehearsal of Tibetan original drama "The Pursuit of Happiness" in Lhasa, capital of
Guge, A Lost Kingdom In Tibet - Aug 1, 2007
China Daily,Marching westwards to Guge from the Tibetan capital of Lhasa is a long and hard journey that crosses a vast uninhabited desert.
Callers Decry Impact of Tibet Railway - Jul 31, 2007
Radio Free Asia,March 2, 2007: A train passes high peaks as it leaves the Tibetan capital Lhasa on its way to Beijing. Photo: AFP/Peter Parks Residents of Lhasa say they
Tibet Forbidden Land - Aug 4, 2007
Phayul,The Forbidden City, Lhasa, had stirred my imagination even as a child. The prospect of visiting the mysterious land was a ‘forbidden pleasure’ I always
Journey to the Roof of the World - Aug 10, 2007
Brentwood Press,It would take me far more than 15 minutes at this Lhasa Internet cafe to fully convey the absolute experience of the entire expedition.
Mines 'will not pollute Tibet' - Jul 30, 2007
BBC News,Earlier this year, Chinese geologists announced that they had discovered 16 major mineral deposits along the railway line that connects Lhasa, the region's
Planned road up Everest faces hurdles - Jul 29, 2007
International Herald Tribune,AP LHASA, China: Environmental experts must conduct a study and give their approval before workers can build a planned paved road up to the Mount Everest
China says door open for talks with Dalai Lama - Jul 28, 2007
Reuters India,LHASA, China (Reuters) - China said on Saturday the door for talks with the Dalai Lama remained open, after another round of dialogue with envoys of the
New measures on reincarnation reveal Party's objectives of ... - Aug 15, 2007
Save Tibet,It is not clear why the only areas specified are 'cities with delineated districts" – which can refer only to Lhasa in the TAR and Xining in Qinghai
China says train to Tibet has not harmed region's pristine ecosystem - Jul 27, 2007
Malaysia Star,LHASA, China (AP): China's multibillion railway to Tibet has not damaged the fragile ecosystem that it cuts through according to data gathered during the
Tibet's average annual temperature rising faster - Jul 22, 2007
Hindu,Lhasa, July 23 (Xinhua): The average annual temperature in southwest China's Tibet autonomous region is rising at a speed of 0.3 degree Celsius every ten
Tibetan mastiff fetches $594000 - Aug 2, 2007
NEWS.com.au,China has been in the grip of a fad for all things Tibetan since the opening last year of the world's highest railway linking Beijing and Lhasa.
The heat is on - Aug 13, 2007
Sapulpa Daily Herald,And some particular breeds such as pugs, bulldogs, Lhasa apsos and shih tzus are also sensitive to heat. If your pet shows any signs of heat stroke or
Pets also need relief from extreme summer heat - Aug 13, 2007
Villages Daily Sun,He was walking his white Lhasa apso early Saturday in Spanish Springs before the already steamy weather got worse. Villager Beverly Silverg suggests keeping
Tourist numbers to Tibet double on new railway - Jul 31, 2007
San Diego Union Tribune,Train services from Beijing to the Tibetan capital of Lhasa began last July, opening the door to a surge of Chinese and foreign tourism to the region.
Tibetan railroad proves a boon to area economy - Jul 29, 2007
Shanghai Daily,Freight such as sundries, construction materials and beer transported to and from Lhasa via the Qinghai-Tibet railway link totals about 500 metric tons a
Tibetans and supporters cycle through main cities in The ... - Aug 9, 2007
Save Tibet,At 11am the rally stopped to mark the start of a one-year walk from Amsterdam to Lhasa by Britt Das. The cyclists presented her with Tibetan ceremonial
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