There are seven regions in Tibet, but the ones with the most attractions (and the areas included in most tours) are Lhasa, Shigatse, Ngari and Nagqu. Lhasa is the capital of Tibet and central city ...

While many lakes worldwide are shrinking, the northern Tibetan Plateau is experiencing a dramatic expansion. Satellite images ...

Tibet? Not so much. But in its focused, unshowy, methodical way, “Frontline”’s “Battle for Tibet’’ makes the case that the world should be paying closer attention to the isolated ...

Researchers have discovered what may be the world’s oldest 3D map, located within a quartzitic sandstone megaclast in the ...

Tibetans around the world mark their National Uprising Day on 10 March, commemorating the 1959 rebellion against the rule of ...

There are some 60 languages spoken on the Tibetan Plateau. But harsh Chinese policies mean many minority languages may not be passed down to future generations.

Framed as "liberating" rural workers, the report said, this process has forced tens of thousands of Uyghurs, Tibetans and other ethnic minorities in Xinjiang and Tibet into industries such as ...

You can find the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet's second largest city found 168 miles west of Lhasa. Since you are not allowed to travel outside of Lhasa independently under the terms ...

It’s been 75 years since China invaded Tibet, the mountain territory it has long claimed as its own. With the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama approaching his 90th birthday ...

Students from the 79 schools affected by the earthquake resumed classes as scheduled on Wednesday, together with all other students in the city of Shigatse, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region.

Is Google Maps not working? The app is fairly reliable, but it’s not impossible to run into an issue on occasion. Of course, it’s never fun when technology isn’t performing as intended ...

The video above, drawn from the new FRONTLINE documentary Battle for Tibet, chronicles Gyal Lo’s next moves. Deciding to investigate what was happening at schools across Tibet, Gyal Lo visited ...