The rising practice of self-immolation follows severe government restrictions, an ebbing Tibetan identity, and reports of torture A woman throws a white scarf over Tibetan Buddhist nun Palden Choetso as she burns on the street in Daofu, or Tawu in Tibetan, in this still image taken from video / Reuters “Whenever they thought I...
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Wang Youping (Pic: Rex Features) A 34-year-old man in China hasn’t been able to close his mouth for the past 21 years because a his huge tongue. Wang Youping’s tongue measures a staggering 25cm long, 10cm wide and 7cm thick. The enormous muscle has even forced his teeth to be squeezed horizontally, causing severe...
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Blackpool have handed a trial to former Hibernian and Celtic forward Derek Riordan. The 29-year-old turned out for the Seasiders in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Bolton on Monday following an unsuccessful spell with Chinese outfit Shaanxi Chan-Ba that ended in November. Riordan has 95 Scottish Premier League goals to his name, making him the...
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DHARAMSHALA, January 17: Thousands of Tibetans from around the Golok region of eastern Tibet attended the funeral of Sonam Wangyal Sopa Rinpoche on Sunday morning. Sopa Rinpoche, a respected spiritual figure in his early forties passed away on the spot after drinking and spraying kerosene all over his body before lighting himself up on...
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You Are Here: Home » General News » Volta chiefs open region to Chinese investors Togbe Afede This year could well be the year in which the Volta Region would have the best business opportunities knocking at its door since Ghana’s independence in 1957. The Region would be hosting a delegation of business people...
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January 17, 2012, 8:24 AM EST By Wendy Mock Jan. 17 (Bloomberg) — Four patients have tested positive for Norovirus at a hospital in Hong Kong, according to a statement from the region’s Hospital Authority. Admission and discharge have been suspended at the ward at the hospital where the patients were, according to the...
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CHICAGO SYDNEY, Jan 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – Sims Metal Management Limited, the world’s largest listed metal and electronic recycling company (SimsMM), today announced that it has made a significant minority investment in Chiho-Tiande Group Limited (CTG) (hkg:976), a Hong Kong listed and fast growing metals and electronics recycler with operations in the People’s...
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BY YVONNE LEE AND PRUDENCE HO HONG KONG—Canada’s Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. received Hong Kong regulatory approval last week for an initial public offering of US$500 million to US$700 million, people familiar with the situation said Tuesday. The Calgary-based company plans to start gauging investor interest after the Chinese New Year Holiday, which begins Jan....
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PYONGYANG, North Korea — Kim Jong Il’s eldest son has predicted that North Korea’s regime will “not last long” under the rule of his half brother, a newspaper reported Tuesday. Citing e-mails exchanged between Kim Jong Nam and a Japanese journalist, South Korea’s Chosun Ilbo newspaper said that the dictator’s son described the country’s dynastic...
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