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In 2009, UNESCO added ‘thangkas’ to its list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was chosen Panchen Lama 24 years ago, when he was six years old. Shortly afterwards, Chinese authorities took him into custody. His ...

Gedhun Choekyi Nyima was chosen Panchen Lama 25 years ago, when he was six years old. Shortly afterwards, Chinese authorities took him into custody. His ...

Tsering Lhamo is one of scores of students who spend their winter holiday at the Tibetan Children’s Village school in Dharamsala. Many of the children are ...

The ceremony at Beijing’s Yonghe Temple is an important part of Tibetan Buddhism.

Mineral and metal extraction has done severe damage to the Tibetan plateau’s fragile ecology.

An 85-year old man has been keeping the Tibetan tradition of TsaTsa making alive for more than 30 years but doubts the younger generation will keep it going.

RFA’s Karma Dorjee says Chinese authorities have warned Tibetans not to mark the politically sensitive event.

It’s part of a new loyalty campaign ahead of July 1 -- the anniversary of the 1921 founding of the Chinese Communist Party.

The people of Yushu – known as Kham – are famed for their equine skills.

It’s an effort to keep alive their struggle for greater freedom in Tibetan regions of China.

The Karmapa turned 34 today. He fled Tibet into exile in 1999 -- in a major embarrassment to Beijing.

The celebration was part of observances marking Losar, Tibet’s Lunar New Year holiday.

The Tibetans became angry when water from their village was diverted to a nearby village with a majority Muslim population.

RFA’s Karma Dorjee says that, despite a ban, fishing of an endangered species is prevalent on the lake.

The explosion sparked criticism of the government’s failure to implement safety and environmental standards.

Tensions between the Rohingya Muslim minority and Buddhist majority in the region erupted into violence in recent weeks after Rohingya insurgents attacked ...

Student-led protesters have threatened to occupy key government buildings.

RFA Uyghur Service director Alim Seytoff says the Uyghurs were sent to work in the factories as the coronavirus was spreading, and many factories were shutting ...

Here’s a review of some of the top stories RFA covered in 2016.

Many are abandoning their trade because they can no longer work safely in the South China Sea and cannot sell what they catch off the coast of Vietnam.

The price of duck eggs is going down, just as the cost of feed is soaring.

Many of them are trading in their ladders for safer, better paying jobs.

Authorities in the North Korean capital view the vendors as unsightly.

Vietnam's tourism industry has taken off in recent years, especially among domestic visitors with growing appetites and budgets for travel.

Many Vietnamese buy kumquat trees during the Lunar New Year holiday as a symbol of prosperity.

Factories in industrial zones near Mandalay dump pollutants into local rivers.

The Yushu festival attracts horsemen from around China’s Tibetan region to compete for up to 15,000 US dollars.

Cambodia’s government says it will investigate labor abuses in Thailand.

Analysts say it will be a huge challenge to tackle as the country is the world’s seventh worst for child labor.