The earthquake would have been felt there although it is considerably away from more intensely affected areas. Shigatse city ...

A newborn baby, whose Chinese zodiac sign is dragon, is seen with the baby's footprint at a hospital in Yuping Dong ...

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The high-speed railways idea was first driven by then vice premier and later paramount leader Deng Xiaoping. Train speeds were increased in six phases, beginning with track upgrades. Image: REUTERS ...

On October 15 this year, 29 year old Tibetan environmental activist Tsongon Tsering was sentenced to eight months in prison in Sichuan ... the development of Tibet was the sole reason behind the ...

The community, headquartered in Dharamshala, has increasingly faced a number of challenges, especially since 2008. Falling ...

Travelers at a train station in China's Chongqing were treated to a stunning Sichuan opera performance by master artists. Tuesday marked the first day of the Spring Festival travel rush, as people ...

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake jolted Luding county in China's Sichuan province on Tuesday, hours after a powerful shake claimed the lives of at least 95 people and injured 130 in Tibet. The 6.8 ...

Chinese authorities in Tibet have detected problems, including cracks, at five out of 14 hydropower dams that they have inspected since a magnitude 6.8 earthquake rocked the southwest region last week ...

The 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck an area that serves as a major stop on the way to the North Base Camp, where adventurers ...

which overlap with the Chinese provinces and regions of Sichuan, Gansu and Qinghai. Beijing, which administers Tibet as an autonomous region within China, rejects criticism from rights groups and ...