Ethnic Groups

• - Hefty Investment Boosts Traditional Tibetan Medicine
• - China's Ethnic Affairs Minister Talks about Development in Ethnic Minority Areas
• - Tibet's 5th Civil Airport Begins Operations
• - 2,000-year-old Irrigation System Renovated in Xinjiang
• - Muslim World League Tours China's West
• - Life Dedicated to Bringing Tibetan Arts to the World
• - Gov't to Give Greater Aid to Minority Areas
• - China Spends 46 Mln Yuan on Preservation of Tibetan Monastery
• - Tibet Receives 5 Mln Tourists in 1st 8 Months
• - Tibet Reports Fastest Population Growth in China

• - Tibetan Encyclopedia Housed in Museum
• - Muslims Enter Holy Month of Ramadan
• - 20 Tibetan Painters Honored as Masters
• - 6th Living Buddha Dezhub Enthroned in Tibet
• - Plan Calls for Studying Arabic Within Hui Community
• - Tibet Ballad Star Is a Cultural Icon
• - Dadawa Chinese Ethnic Handicraft Collection Tour Kicks off
• - Reincarnation of 5th Living Buddha Dezhub Chosen
• - Holy Mission to Carry Forward Tibetan Thangka
• - Tibet Earmarks Fund to Preserve Traditional Opera

• - Tibetan Cultural Preservation Gains Momentum
• - China Underscores Education, Use of Minority Languages
• - Xinjiang Government Job Candidates Required to Be Bilingual
• - WB: China Helps Minorities out of Poverty Due to Good Policies
• - Repair of Quake-damaged Monasteries a Priority
• - Tibetans Pray for Peace on Riot Anniversary
• - Tibet's Traditional Culture Well Protected
• - Press Conference on Central Govt's Contacts with Dalai Lama (Text)
• - 70,000 Tibetan Buddhists Gather to Mark Religious Holiday
• - Xinjiang Adopts Regional Law to Enhance Ethnic Unity