Siberia offers a tantalizing prize with fewer immediate risks. Its vast reserves of oil, gas, gold, diamonds, rare earth ...

The statement by the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso that ended speculation on whether he will have a successor or not after ...

China on Wednesday rejected the Dalai Lama’s succession plan, insisting that any future heir must receive its seal of ...

China says the succession must comply with religious rituals, historical conventions, and Chinese laws and regulations. Read ...

The foremost spiritual leader of the Tibetan community in exile, now 90, had announced his succession plan recently ...

Tibetan Buddhists believe the current Dalai Lama is the 14th reincarnation of a spiritual leader first born in 1391. He led Tibetans through some of the most calamitous events in their history.

The Dalai Lama has offered hints that he might diverge from the customs. He has said that his successor will be born in a ...

A small town in the mountainous area at the border of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces is a place that witnessed a turning point ...

Lhamo Thondup was only two when he was recognised as the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. Today, as he nears his 90th ...

Start an exciting journey through China's famous tourist attractions, from the Great Wall and the Terracotta Army to the ...