Rescuers are concerned that more avalanches may occur, according to local officials

Avalanche kills 9 in Tibet, rescue operations underway

Kerosene lamps have given way to solar panels and denim sneakers have replaced hand-stitched cowhide boots

Himalayan Shangri-La moves towards modernity via new highway

Exiled Tibetans and rights groups say China has tried to stamp out religious freedom and culture in the Himalayan region

Pema Tseden, China's first director to make films entirely in Tibetan language, was detained at an airport in western China

Obama's meeting with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, last week at the White House prompted the phone call

Comes as Japan and the US worry that Beijing is pushing territorial claims in the neighbouring South China Sea

China warned the US to stick by its promises not to support any separatist activity in accordance with its 'one China' policy

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