Some Hongkongers have cancelled their trips to Japan following a new megaquake warning issued by the country’s authorities, while others have said they will still proceed with extra caution. Tour operators, meanwhile, reported no signs of reduced bookings to the country yet, while insurance insiders urged travellers to purchase coverage to ensure they were protected….
Beijing will not recognise the Dalai Lama’s proposal for a foreign successor and will deal with reincarnation according to Chinese law, according to an official scholar on Tibetan Buddhism. “If the next Dalai Lama is declared to have been reincarnated abroad, I think it is illegal,” Li Decheng, deputy director general of the official China…
A 31-year-old man in China has spent nearly a year hiking for 3,300km from his hometown in central Hubei province to Lhasa in Tibet. However, the journey has taken its toll, transforming him to look like he is in his 50s. The man, who uses the alias Liqi on a leading social media platform, embarked…
By Krishna N. Das Dalai Lama says his successor to be born outside China NEW DELHI, – The Dalai Lama’s successor will be born outside China, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism says in a new book, raising the stakes in a dispute with Beijing over control of the Himalayan region he fled more than…
The former Communist Party chief in the province where the Covid-19 outbreak first emerged has been placed under investigation on suspicion of corruption. Jiang, 67, has since been made deputy head of the national legislature’s agricultural and social affairs committees, but on Friday two leading anti-corruption watchdogs announced he had been placed under investigation for…
WASHINGTON — A newly released report from the United Nations’ International Labor Organization states that authorities in China are not only using “vocational skills training and education centers” for forced labor in Xinjiang and Tibet, but also the large-scale transfer of “surplus” rural workers to state-led labor programs across the country. China called the report…
Gyalo Thondup, the eldest brother of the Dalai Lama and a political operator in Tibet and the greater region, has died, the Dalai Lama’s office confirmed in a statement. He died on Sunday in Kalimpong in West Bengal, India, according to Tibetan media. He was 97. “He was a good man who did his best…
Hong Kong, Lhasa, Tibet, China: Tibet Airlines to Launch Direct Flights from February 2025 – Travel And Tour World …
Image credit: byeangel, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Hong Kongers have a new East Asian destination to consider for their summer travel plans in 2025. Tibet Airlines will launch a new direct flight service between Hong Kong and Lhasa on February 19, 2025. This twice-weekly service (Wednesdays and Sundays) aims to enhance regional cooperation…
Hongkongers will be able to fly to the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, in eight hours when an airline launches a new route later this month to offer a faster and more affordable travel option. A check by the Post on Sunday found some major travel agencies were promoting group tours using the first Tibet Airlines flight…