Scientists are warning of climate change risks after Tibet’s biggest inland lake spilled over into another one.

Top monks and religious experts gather for seminar aimed at making Tibetan Buddhism ‘compatible with socialist society’.

With hindsight, the one country, two systems framework bears a certain resemblance to a Qianlong policy Deng and others studied in 1957.

A teacher brought a farmhouse from the village of Cizhong to the woods of Harpers Ferry, where it hosts talks, meals and retreats, an oasis for people-to-people ties.

The Jinghong dam has previously been blamed for changes in water levels, but Bangkok embassy says no water was discharged last week.

The UN’s human rights body had cited policies in Xinjiang that ‘may constitute crimes against humanity’.

A green industry agreement between the EU and China can protect both sides’ trade interests and set an example for WTO reforms.

Beijing protests to Washington after the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader meets senior American officials in New York.

Researchers said that some areas of the ‘Asian water tower’ will see more than half of their glaciers melting by the end of the century.

Travellers taking advantage of China’s visa-free transit policies can help the international community get a balanced view of the country.

A year after pulling out of the belt and road, the Italian leader came away from Beijing with a three-year action plan for greater cooperation.

Among the oddest reports from around Asia this week is a wild bear that walked into a hotel, a pet parrot that boarded a train by itself and a puppy thief whose best defence was cuteness.

Republican chair writes FBI chief and cites Minnesota governor’s ‘cosy relationship’ with Beijing and ‘devotion to the CCP’.

Beijing may have realised it had been a ‘bit insensitive’ after Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka revisited police deal, analyst says.

The assembler, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, recruited more than 50,000 workers in Zhengzhou over the past two weeks, according to Chinese media reports

The CPPCC chairman’s role on the plenum’s documents drafting team shows he remains Xi’s ideological ‘brains trust’, an observer said.

The Minnesota governor is expected to talk tough on the campaign trail and analysts are sceptical how far he would shift the dial in office.

Wang Shujun helped found a pro-democracy group and used it to gather information on dissidents, prosecutors said. He faces 25 years in prison.

The Democratic vice-presidential candidate taught in China, ran a student travel programme there and sat on the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China.

Pan Yue criticises one unnamed Tibetan-language film for not giving the Communist Party enough credit.

Scientists identify spectral line with energy levels close to the speed of light in once-in-10,000-years cosmic event.

A man in his 20s went hiking to heal his broken heart in China and quickly began looking older, earning him the moniker “uncle”.

It is the latest in a series of infrastructure-related disasters this summer as extreme weather triggers floods and landslides around China.

McGovern is a co-sponsor of a bill calling for stronger US support for Tibet.

Third phase of strategic border project aims to plug vulnerabilities in Ladakh region in event of Chinese military action, analysts say.

Despite being a success in her own right, Chinese actress Xue Jianing continues to be referred to as the ex-lover of Blossoms Shanghai star Hu Ge.

Wang Shujun, a naturalised US citizen, is accused of monitoring – at China’s direction – US-based activists opposed to Beijing’s Communist government.

Scientists analysing a fossilised rib bone believe it belonged to a Denisovan, the mysterious ancient cousin of Homo sapiens.

CCDI makes announcement following conclave goal to ‘bring all financial activities under supervision’.

With a new government in place, questions arise over how Nepal will manage relations with its two powerful neighbours.

The Post takes a look at a selection of Good Samaritan stories which have come out of China in recent days.

China-Canada ties ‘at the forefront’ of Beijing’s relations with the West, Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly.

Chinese-led international research team says record-setting drill project at Nam Co could provide ecological information vital to future planning.

The most compelling stories are the human ones. China must allow books and films that don’t always portray it in glowing terms.

A State Department spokesman says the US is denying visas to those involved in ‘repression of marginalised religious and ethnic communities’.

‘The recent hurricane was only a Category 1. We will likely face more hurricanes, and they could be stronger. Are we going to have the same problems?’

Heavy rain triggered floods and landslides, washing away road links.

Sources said India plans to build 12 hydropower projects in Arunachal Pradesh, which it says is an integral part of the country, but China claims it is a part of southern Tibet.

The third plenum is typically a forum for longer-term political and economic reforms, and the sense is that major initiatives are unlikely. But tweaks to the policy framework could still be consequential.

‘Fundamental distrust’ must not prevail, or ‘another crisis’ cannot be ruled out, US-China relations expert Da Wei tells Beijing forum.

High-profile casualties show that past glories are no protection in the long-running crackdown, analyst says.

Huge boring machine to cut under kilometres of glacier for north-south link in vast Xinjiang region providing vital connection to Central Asia.

Despite Rome quitting Beijing’s belt and road, the two sides were seen to ‘let diplomacy work in favour of a smooth and productive revision of bilateral relations’.

Could a small desert plant that can be revived after years in freezing, dry conditions become a pioneer species for space colonisation?

From the first US presidential debate to travelling pandas, these are the highlights from the SCMP’s overseas and China correspondents in June 2024.

Tibetology researchers assert Beijing’s rights on ‘reincarnation of living Buddhas’, blame the Dalai Lama for lack of communication.

Low snow levels and an alarming glacial melt rate amid an Asian heatwave underline the need for countries to collaborate in climate action.

Carrier will offer two flights weekly from July 9 to the mainland Chinese city that was added to Hong Kong’s solo traveller scheme in May.

Power capacity and infrastructure are vital to China’s green transition and hi-tech ambitions, but ‘power abandonment’ is a critical setback.

Items handed over to Chinese envoy in Buenos Aires represent first such gesture under a 2018 bilateral agreement on cultural property.

Ladakh’s pastoralist way of life undermined after grazing lands closed off and declared demilitarised ‘buffer zones’ to keep rival troops apart.

Instead of imposing Chinese language education as a barrier, the city must adopt inclusive reforms that allow minority students to thrive

Experts say Modi may adopt a more pragmatic stance towards Kashmir in his third term, but more exchanges may not necessarily mean better ties.

Warning issued in reference to a recent case involving a foreign national, Ministry of State Security says on WeChat but gives no further details.

In this week’s issue of the Global Impact newsletter, we take a look at the latest efforts by the Biden administration to build alliances to counter China.

India’s China policy unlikely to change under Modi’s third term as border issues remain outstanding, analysts note.

India, one expert says, has ‘indicated that it is willing to gradually ramp up pressure on issues like Tibet and Taiwan’.

Xi Jinping visits middle school and Hongjue Temple in Qinghai province, signalling engagement with Tibetans.

The group, which includes ex-House speaker Nancy Pelosi, says it won’t let China influence the spiritual leader’s choice of successor.

Washington should ‘have no contact with the Dalai group in any form, and stop sending the wrong signal to the world’, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman says.

Bill that seeks to counter China’s narrative is expected to provoke ‘very strong’ reaction from Beijing.

Human resources firm releases quarterly survey on city’s employment outlook,

He is the eighth ministerial-level official to face CCDI probe since Communist Party national congress in 2022.

The retired academic speaks out about his country’s legal system, political reform, private enterprise protection, nationalism and why 2008 was China’s ‘first year’.

In ancient China, the tradition of “couvade” was very similar to modern-day confinement periods, except practised by men.

G7 statement pledges ‘to protect our workers and businesses from unfair practices’, but stressed that it welcomed “constructive and stable” with Beijing.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is among a group of US lawmakers visiting Dharamsala – where the 88-year-old Tibetan monk lives in exile – on June 18 and 19.

China’s top ethnic policy official has dismissed claims that Xinjiang is being “assimilated” into Chinese culture as “ignorance of history”. Pan Yue, director of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, made the remarks during a keynote speech on Wednesday at...

Bill that frames Beijing’s control over Tibet for centuries as ‘disinformation’ will head to President Joe Biden’s desk.

Beijing has sent a new envoy to New Delhi, but the Chinese leader still hasn’t congratulated Narendra Modi on his election win.

At Chongqing meeting, Brussels also expected to raise its concerns about situations in Xinjiang and Hong Kong amid high bilateral tensions.

Rising interest in China travel among Malaysia’s Malay-Muslims has seen demand pick up, with agencies handling tour groups in the ‘double digits’ this year.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken pays tribute to 1989 protesters as well as ‘voices now silenced throughout the country, including in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong’.

Tibetans’ 88-year-old spiritual leader will not hold his usual public engagements from June 20, his office said on Monday, adding that he will undergo medical treatment for his knees.

Senior rail planner says Beijing aims to fill in the ‘blanks’ in railway networks to implement ‘major national strategies’ and improve connectivity between far western regions and the rest of China.

Scientists have predicted the economic cost of rising water levels in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau lakes could run into the billions.

City’s tourism minister says junket is part of efforts to increase visitor numbers under new solo traveller scheme, and will encourage group from mainland China to share experiences with residents of their cities.

Chinese ambassador Xu Feihong presents credentials at ceremony in New Delhi, filling 18-month vacancy as tensions grow along disputed Himalayan border.

Tommy Tam of the Society of IATA Passenger Agents says Cathay has ‘unshirkable responsibility’ to provide more direct flights to 8 new locations.

Observers say if Beijing-funded oil and gas search is successful, it could help Kathmandu strike better balance in ties with neighbouring giants China and India.

Banshi Lal, 46, was plucked from the mountain last week and taken to a hospital in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu.

China’s C919 home-grown, narrowbody passenger jet completed its first commercial flight between Shanghai and Beijing on May 28, 2023.

Climbers usually take days to reach the top of the 8,849-metre mountain, but Phunjo Lama conquered the world’s highest peak in 14 hours and 31 minutes.

Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui’s body was spotted between the summit and the Hillary Step, while a search team deployed to locate guide Nawang Sherpa.

Kami Rita Sherpa, 54, first scaled Everest in 1994 when working for a commercial expedition. He has since climbed the mountain almost every year.

Matthew Trickett, 37, died under ‘unexplained’ circumstances, and a police investigation is ongoing.

As the world continues to deal with Covid-19, scientists are already getting ready to face the next deadly pathogen.

Viral photo appears to show judicial officers and court staff instructing lower court judge via WeChat during criminal trial in northwest China, prompting lawyers to condemn the actions.

Economy grows 2.7 per cent in first quarter compared with same period last year.

New visitors from eight mainland Chinese cities added to Individual Visit Scheme are ‘high spenders’ and will be given HK$200 vouchers by Tourism Board, says Chief Executive John Lee.

Central authorities have said residents from Taiyuan, Hohhot, Harbin, Lhasa, Lanzhou, Xining, Yinchuan and Urumqi can soon visit Hong Kong without joining tour groups.

Hong Kong must walk the talk, and get Beijing’s backing to showcase how ‘two systems’ is not only alive but working well.

Solo travellers from eight more mainland Chinese cities to be allowed to visit Hong Kong from May 27.

Kami Rita Sherpa first reached the top of Mount Everest in 1994. Since then he has climbed the 8,849-metre peak almost every year, guiding clients.

Starting from May 27, residents from eight more mainland cities will be able to apply for the Individual Visit Scheme to travel to Hong Kong.

Inspection tours by members of the Politburo Standing Committee, including Premier Li Qiang, suggest what the main focus for the third plenum in July will be.

Among cities included are Urumqi in Xinjiang, Lhasa in Tibet and Harbin in Heilongjiang.

Other entities were added to the list for allegedly trying to obtain US quantum technology for China, or for seeking US parts for military drones.

Policy aims to stop Washington and its allies falling behind rivals in the tech race in a move that appears to be aimed at Beijing.

Thorniest China-EU issues tipped to be on table when Chinese president meets French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Monday.

Chinese embassy in Wellington says Beijing has no hidden agenda or military intentions in the South Pacific.

France is Chinese president’s first stop on Europe trip, and Beijing is pinning its hopes on Paris to push Brussels to adopt more ‘positive and pragmatic’ approach to China-EU ties.

Madagascar, Ivory Coast and Nigeria were first on the itinerary for Tokyo’s top diplomat this week, as she also sought to push Japan’s Indo-Pacific strategy in Sri Lanka and Nepal.

A fugitive killer in China who escaped after murdering two people in 2001, has been captured after police received a tip-off which led them to uncover details of his bizarre secret life.

China-US ties are more stable but still at risk if ‘red lines’ are crossed, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said before Blinken met President Xi on Friday.

Dong Yunhu, who was once responsible for spreading China’s official position on human rights, is accused of corruption stretching back to 1999.

Boutique hotels and luxury chains aim to reimagine the Himalayan nation’s image as a cheap holiday spot for backpackers by offering comfortable, stylish accommodation in locations well off the beaten track.

Minister for Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan to meet authorities during stops in Hong Kong and Beijing, marking first visit by UK official since domestic national security law passed.

A total of 38 artefacts from the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties have been returned at a handover ceremony.

China Premier Li Qiang is scheduled to visit Australia in the third week of June amid improving relations, with the unofficial import ban on Australian live lobsters set to be lifted, according to sources with knowledge of the issue.

Fiery border talk tends to happen around election time but the latest instance is also part of a disturbing pattern of growing assertiveness in India’s neighbourhood policy.

The unnamed 57-year-old woman, was arrested by the Swedish security service in October and expelled by the government in Stockholm last week, Swedish broadcaster SVT reported.

A young woman in China who is bravely taking long solo hikes so she can experience a sense of freedom has stunned online observers who think her exposure to the elements has damaged her complexion.

Physicists have made a never-before-seen discovery while analysing data from Switzerland’s Large Hadron Collider.

Climate change and a dwindling number of practitioners pose a threat to the Sowa Rigpa system of medicine that dates back to more than 2,500 years.

Washington’s response comes days after Beijing says it changed names of mountains, rivers and residential areas in the Indian-administered Arunachal Pradesh state.

‘The two heads of state had a candid and in-depth exchange of views’, according to Xinhua, although Xi also slammed Biden’s ‘endless stream of measures to suppress’ advanced technology transfer.

Beijing has never accepted India’s control of the border region which it calls Zangnan.

In a ‘positive’ meeting, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says both countries should always seek to be partners and respond to global challenges together.

China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Australian counterpart Penny Wong that tariffs on wine were currently under review when they met on Wednesday.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit comes amid a tilt by New Zealand towards US and Australian defence policy, and concerns that Wellington could join Aukus.

Wang hailed the strength of the relationship at the start of a trip to the region that will also include a visit to Australia.

Analysts expect affirmative action for ethnic minority groups will be further rolled back as Beijing backs down from emphasising their distinctive qualities.

Chinese authorities send over 1,000 firefighters to Sichuan province to battle fire that has spread across mountains, but no casualties have been reported so far.

A reunion to remember took place earlier this month when Chinese basketball legend, Yao Ming, and a now-grown-up boy, who was hailed as a hero of the devastating 2008 earthquake in China’s southwestern Sichuan province met again.

Lin Jian was party chief at the foreign office of state-run paramilitary organisation XPCC.

‘Solemn representations’ made to New Delhi after Indian prime minister inaugurates Himalayan project on visit to the sensitive region.

A pro-democracy blogger and spy novelist, Yang is an Australian citizen born in China who was working in New York before his 2019 arrest at Guangzhou airport.

Some 19 per cent of the 1,148 or more fish species in Southeast Asia’s longest river are heading towards extinction, according to a report compiled by the WWF and 25 global marine and wildlife conservation groups.

From property curbs in Hong Kong being scrapped to the intensifying durian market in China, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Beijing resumes lending bears to US zoos in a soft-power bid to improve ties with Washington.

Some Chinese visitors complained on Weibo that they were turned away from an Airbus A400M transport aircraft belonging to the German air force.

‘First super cosmic ray accelerator identified, as of now’, according to an author of paper detailing the discovery.

Inner Mongolia trumpets its success in assimilating minority groups to promote national identity through language, censorship and local laws, and analysts say the measures are likely to be rolled out in other autonomous regions.

Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory in western China helps team test Einstein’s theory, finding no evidence that particles’ speed changes depending on energy.

Close to 60,000 people attended the four trade days of the show, nearly four times as many as in 2022 when foreign visitors required daily rapid tests for Covid-19.

Home-grown C919 narrowbody passenger jet conducted a flyover of Changi Exhibition Centre on Tuesday as it made its debut at an international air show alongside the ARJ21 regional jet in Singapore.

At least three villages have been built in the mountainous region separating the two countries, with some doubling in size.

One piece of legislation authorises further action to protect Uygur population, while another would help counter Beijing’s disinformation about Tibet.

The Asian-American and Pacific Islander community is surging but is comparatively late in its push to secure a museum on the National Mall in Washington. Museums dedicated to women, Latinos and LGBTQ people are also in the works as...

In the past decade, many independent filmmakers in Nepal have tried to capture stories from non-urban settings, piquing the interests of both local and foreign audiences and setting them apart from commercial Hindi films.

Certain passport holders can now enter the island for up to 30 days not just for tourism but also business and family trips.

A newly developed drone could be used for special forces missions to avoid putting human agents in danger.

It comes amid an increased number of flare-ups with the Philippines in the hotly contested waterway.

Experts hail milestone for potential benefits in precision medicine, especially among Han, the largest ethnic group in the world.

Article in Communist Party’s Qiushi journal calls for greater oversight and for officials to ‘promptly and appropriately’ address grievances involving issues related to ethnic minority groups.

An indignant school principal in China marched to the home of a student whose mother had called in to school to say he was ill, then berated his parents for not caring about their child’s future job prospects.

Observers said the Taliban’s hopes that the completed project will become a link to China’s vast network are unlikely to be shared by Beijing.

Senior policy directors gather for meeting to outline goals for Beijing’s ethnic affairs policies for this year, including addressing ‘hidden dangers’ and launching cultural initiatives that ‘reflect the commonality of the Chinese nation’.

It is not unusual to see strong quakes in quick succession and scientists have not seen any long-term pattern.

Some 86 per cent of the 3,000 respondents in the annual Cabinet Office survey had negative feelings about China and were concerned about Chinese aggression in the South China Sea, Taiwan and the Diaoyu Islands.

Western countries condemn Beijing for ‘serious violations’ in Tibet and Xinjiang and seek repeal of the national security law in Hong Kong, while Global South states praise China’s outreach to developing nations.

Hong Kong No 2 official tells UN Human Rights Council review that national security law means ‘days of social disturbance and fear” over.

Tremors were felt across the Xinjiang region and as far away as the neighbouring countries Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.

Huge discovery of the silvery-white alkali metal known as ‘white gold’ is expected to make its way to China’s battery makers, heating up a global resource race as Thailand also boasts a big lithium find.

The testing facilities have been used to help engineers develop China’s newest civil aircraft, the C919.

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The US$212 million Chinese Meridian Project links hundreds of instruments across the country for end-to-end monitoring of solar activity.

What do the Dalai Lama, AirAsia’s CEO, and an ex-Singaporean comedian have in common? They are on our list of Asia’s weirdest stories in 2023.

Scientists in China urge creation of international carbon accounting system that includes ‘natural factors’ as ‘extreme’ forest fires become more common, but sceptics point out that punishing fire-prone countries ignores global impact of climate change.

Chinese President Xi Jinping asks authorities on Tuesday morning to ‘make every effort’ to treat the injured, repair infrastructure and resettle affected residents.

Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China and Tibet Airlines signed a cooperation deal on Sunday in Shanghai to jointly develop a plateau-suited model of the C919 narrowbody passenger jet.

Authorities in some of the country’s biggest provinces appeal for donations as stocks start to run short.

Chinese President Xi Jinping instructs local governments to prepare for possible disasters and ensure the safety of roads, heating and power systems as temperatures plunge across the country.

Xi Jinping inspects a regional technology project and a multi-ethnic community in Nanning on way back from Hanoi.

Hearing featuring testimony of alleged victims of transnational repression comes hours before Hong Kong announcement of new HK$1 million bounties.

The White House corrects the record but social media users still take a moment to tease the American leader.

A quake in Qinghai province and a damaged rail tunnel forced Chinese engineers and scientists to rethink how best to build high-speed railway lines.

Li Pengxin, who oversaw a purge of education officials in the far-western region, is being investigated for ‘suspected serious violations of discipline and law’.

Use of the term ‘Xizang’ for the Tibet autonomous region has risen sharply in English articles by China’s official media.

Regional visits by Tibet’s party chief and chairman may be part of an attempt to win support from Buddhists on succession issue.

In first in-person summit since 2019, Brussels confronts Beijing with details of Chinese companies selling European-made products to Moscow and calls on China to use ‘all of its influence on Russia to stop this war of aggression’.

Body representing most of world’s largest economies tells Beijing that playing by international rules ‘would be of global interest’.

Scientists warn of the ‘unprecedented’ threat of climate change on Asian water supply after historical study.

Tian Tian and Yang Guang arrived at Edinburgh Zoo in December 2011 as part of a 10-year agreement, which was later extended by two years.