The Dalai Lama attended celebrations Monday marking his 91st birthday in Leh, India, as devotees gathered for prayers and ...

In Lubra, Nepal’s last Bon village, climate-driven floods are destroying homes and land, endangering ancient traditions.

Friction between Chinese authorities and the five million Tibetans who live within the borders of China is on the rise, and nowhere is the strife more apparent than in the neighboring nation of Nepal.

Dozens of trucks carrying imported Chinese goods cross the Bhote Kosi into Nepal this week. The Nepali border town of Rasuwa Gadi (pictured below) on the Bhote Kosi river. Photos: NABIN BARAL Till not ...

Since China invaded and took over Tibet in the 1960s, more than 20,000 Tibetans have come to live in neighboring Nepal. Until 2008, around 2,000 refugees made it to Nepal each year. After 2008, ...

Ahmed Dulla with his 20 month old daughter Meherin, enjoying his iftar meal after fasting all day. Pic: Bikram Rai Mention Tibet, and the first thing that comes to mind is the Dalai Lama and Buddhism.

Two communities from the Himalayan region are part of the fastest growing immigrant populations in New York City. As we mark Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, here's a look at how New ...

The incident occurred a day after China put in force a law viewed as the culmination of a long-running campaign to assimilate ...

Follow this author to personalize your feed and get instant alerts. WHY FOLLOW? Update your preferences in Account Settings Nepal's Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal, right, shakes hands with China's ...

The smell of incense burning and the sound of deep-throated chants greet you at the gate of one of Kathmandu’s massive stupas, a Buddhist holy place where Tibetans gather to pray. For decades, Nepal ...