Dalai Lama confirms that a successor will be chosen. Here’s how – and why it matters to Beijing, Washington, New Delhi.

President Xi Jinping has called on youth and students' federations to adhere to the right political orientation, deepen reform and innovation, and under the Party's leadership, score new achievements ...

Tibet’s spiritual leader laid out plans for his succession, a process that is expected to face interference from China.

The Dalai Lama today reaffirmed that only the Gaden Phodrang Trust can decide his reincarnation, rejecting China’s claim to ...

Officials have favoured a vaguer term – “involutionary competition” – but president cut to the chase at top-level economic ...

Hong Kong’s “high degree of autonomy” is a thing of the past — it has been replaced by “Chinese-style rule” that allows no dissent from the Chinese Communist Party.

In 2011, the Dalai Lama had said he would decide by his 90th birthday, which falls on July 6 this year, whether the ...

Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said he would not back China erecting a military base in the Pacific, stating that they ...

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

Beijing has pushed back against criticisms over China's industry overcapacity and cheap exports but the price war is ...

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

As president of China, Xi prioritises work to combat desertification, visiting critically affected regions across the nation ...