Witnesses say ethnic protest spreads to second city in China’s Xinjiang regionBEIJING — Witnesses say an ethnic protest has spread to a second city in China’s western Xinjiang province after riots rocked the region’s capital, killing at least 140 and injuring more than 800. State media says 129 people killed and 816 hurt in riots in China’s XinjiangBEIJING — Chinese state media says that 129 people have been killed and more than 800 hurt in violence in the country’s western Xinjiang region. Report: Air China to launch direct Beijing-Tibet flights to boost tourismBEIJING — Air China will begin offering direct flights from Beijing to Tibet this month, shaving two hours off the current travel time in a bid to boost tourism, state media said Wednesday. Police in tracksuits, smiling Tibetans: Foreign reporters get tightly controlled tour of LhasaLHASA, China — The Chinese paramilitary police who usually patrol Tibet’s often tense capital went to work in black and yellow track suits last week instead of their green uniforms. The occasion: a government-arranged visit by a group of foreign journalists. Beijing rejects latest US report saying China lacks religious freedom as ‘groundless’BEIJING — Beijing on Tuesday said a U.S. report criticizing the state of China’s religious freedom was biased and groundless. China says Obama should not meet with the Dalai Lama in OctoberlBEIJING — China said Thursday that President Barack Obama should not meet the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, when he visits the United States in October. Tibet prepares to receive more visitors a year after deadly riotsBEIJING — Tibet’s battered tourism industry is gradually recovering from last year’s deadly riots, prompting authorities to phase out discount prices aimed at boosting visitor numbers, state media reported Wednesday. Lawyer: Respected Tibetan lama on trial in China on charges linked to last year’s protestBEIJING — A respected Tibetan lama went on trial in a Chinese court Tuesday on weapons charges related to last year’s protests and faces a lengthy prison term if convicted, his lawyer said. Chinese court sentences three over arson attack during 2008 riots in Tibet capital LhasaBEIJING — A Chinese court has sentenced three people to lengthy prison terms over deadly arson attacks during last year’s rioting in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, state media reported Tuesday. China builds highway in TibetTIBET - China Monday began building a highway in Medog county here to end the region’s isolation with the outside world, an official said. |