Dharamshala: Despite the very public and well promoted rescue effort launched by Beijing in the Yushu region of Tibet that was ravaged by a 6.9 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday, Tibetan Buddhist monks say that it is primarily their assistance and support that has done the most help for the region in its time of crisis.

Dharamshala: The official death toll of the Kyigudo (Chinese: Yushu) earthquake has reached 617, with 313 missing and up to 10,000 injured.

Dharamshala: Kirti Monastery's Emergency Coordination Committee today reported 3 Tibetans in Ngawa County were sentenced to between 6 and 13 years in prison due to their involvement in the 2008 Tibet protests.

Dharamshala: The first microcredit institution in the region was established in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet on April 11th, reported Chinese government-mandated news agency Xinhua. The Yurong Microcredit Company has a registered capital of 7.33 million US dollars, the full funding of which was supplied by private investors and enterprises.

Dharamshala: An article published earlier today in China Daily, the Chinese government-mandated news source, stated that Lhasa's "rebuilding project" would be completed in May.

Dharamshala: Construction has started on a new Chinese airport called "Peace Airport".  The airport is stationed on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest.