The hydropower dam, in quake-prone Tibet, is set to be the world’s biggest. But China has said little about the project, ...

But that's not to diminish the hideous savageness with which China has treated Tibet." Almost every aspect of Chinese support has two sides, and education illustrates the point well. I met a number of ...

Close-up view of the Yarlung Zangbo River and Mount Namjagbarwa. This footage was filmed by Mr. Gasong, in Qushui, Lhasa, Xizang, at 17:03, on November 9, 2024.

The 588-mile journey from Mendoza to San Carlos de Bariloche took the fourth spot, while in fifth was the 355-mile flight from Kathmandu, Nepal, to Lhasa, in Tibet, China. The majority of the top ...

Night - Clear. Winds variable at 6 to 14 mph (9.7 to 22.5 kph). The overnight low will be 24 °F (-4.4 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 43 °F (6.1 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 14 mph (9.7 to 22 ...

Tingri, the epicentre, is home to around 62,000 people, and is much less developed than urban centres like Tibet's capital Lhasa. Many of the fallen houses appeared to be constructed using ...

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.8 struck the foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities ... 6 or above in what is know as the Lhasa block, the largest of which was the 6.9 ...

Thousands of rescuers were searching for survivors in freezing conditions Wednesday after a devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people. Videos published by state ...

State broadcaster CCTV said there are a handful of communities within three miles of the epicenter, which was 240 miles from Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, and about 14 miles from the region's ...

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said that the earthquake measuring 7.1 magnitude was centered in the Tibet region at a depth of about 10 kilometers.