Chinese hydroelectric power plans in Tibet threaten to destabilize the Himalayan region’s ecology and politics.

Traveling along the Tea Horse Road unlocks a land of teahouses, centuries-old monasteries, and epic valley views.

[Photo/Xinhua] In early January, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Dingri county in the city of Shigatse, claiming 126 lives ...

The Chinese authorities, as part of their suppression of Tibetans’ basic rights, have taken aim at privately run educational ...

Chinese officials discovered over 20 million tons of copper resources in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. With its huge copper find, Tibet emerges as a paramount player within worldwide copper trade ...

The basin sits at the intersection of two faults — fractures between two blocks of rock that can slip past one another and cause earthquakes. RELATED STORIES —Tibet earthquake: Deadly magnitude 7.1 ...

Chinese officials said cracks appeared on five hydropower dams in Tibet after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck near the city of Shigatse this month, killing more than 120 people. Even if the ...

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On January 7, 2025, a devastating earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale struck the Shigatse region of Tibet, resulting in over 120 fatalities and injuring hundreds. Nearly 50 aftershocks ...

On 10 January, the China Financial Regulatory Administration (CFRA) reported that after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Dingri County in Shigatse, Tibet, the CFRA quickly activated an emergency ...

The new dam that China has announced in Tibet is estimated to have up to triple the power output of the Three Gorges Dam in China's Hubei province, pictured here in June 2020, which is currently the ...