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The Dalai Lama on Monday said Tibetans faced cultural genocide under hardline Chinese rule that he blamed for a recent wave of self-immolations in China s southwest. HT Image Chinese communist propaganda create a very rosy picture. But actually, including many Chinese from mainland China who visit Tibet, they all have the impression things are terrible, the Dalai Lama told journalists in Tokyo. Some kind of policy, some kind of cultural genocide is taking place, the 76-year-old Tibetan spiritual leader said, in comments that are likely to rile Beijing. Eight Buddhist monks and two nuns have set themselves alight in ethnically Tibetan parts of Sichuan province since the self-immolation of a young monk in March at Kirti monastery sparked a government crackdown. Activists say that at least five monks and two nuns have d
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The Asian Development Bank holds its annual meeting this weekend reeling from a global food crisis that has led to stinging criticism of its internat
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stanley cup ark Thai variety now fetches some 1,000 dollars a tonne, up threefold on a year ago - has led to a supply crunch that is worrying governments wary of popular unrest. There are other tough issues facing the bank, notably a simmering internal row among its members over its continuing relevance in a region that has been transformed since the lender was founded 42 years ago. The United States, which with Japan is the ADB s largest shareholder, took the unprecedented recent step of voting against its long-term strategic plan, which is also on the agenda for the meeting in Spain s capital Madrid. But a source within the bank, who asked not to be named, said, While the bank faces a number of critical issues about its role and relevance, all this may be overshadowed by the food crisis. ADB president Haruhiko Kuroda warned recently that soaring food prices had pushed back Asia s fight against poverty, and that some countries may one day need foreign aid to feed th
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