On the Tibetan plateau, a super dam will harness the roaring river of Yarlung Tsangpo, generating triple the electricity of the Three Gorges Dam. But politicians in India, sitting downstream, have voiced fears the dam could be a “water...

China has urged India to stop using Tibet issues to interfere in domestic affairs, again spelling out Beijing’s position on the succession of the Dalai Lama. The Chinese foreign ministry made the call on Friday, a day after a...

China is ready to install a large impulse turbine at the Datang Zala Hydropower Station in Tibet autonomous region, according to the official Science and Technology Daily. The home-grown turbine, with a maximum capacity of 500 megawatts, has the...

Beijing said the succession of the Dalai Lama should be in accordance with tradition and Chinese law, in a swift rejection of a plan announced by the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader. The comment was made hours later after the...

Yajiang-1, a cutting-edge computing centre perched in the cradle of Tibetan civilisation along the roaring Yarlung Tsangbo River, is up and running as part of China’s plan to transform the so-called roof of the world into a strategic frontier...

China has been urged to use the resumption of visits to Tibet by Indian pilgrims to improve relations between the two countries after years of tensions. Earlier this year, China said it would allow pilgrims to return to the...

China’s top security official has called for the defeat of “separatism” as he inspected northwestern Qinghai province, birthplace of the exiled Dalai Lama, three weeks before the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader is expected to announce his succession plan. During...

During thorny human rights talks with China on Friday, the European Union voiced concerns about what it called a “deterioration of fundamental freedoms” in the country. The EU cited “government interference” in the succession plan for the Dalai Lama,...

A renowned Chinese television host has been praised for helping a tourist suffering with altitude sickness. The plaudits came after curious online observers dug into her past life and discovered her legendary history. On May 28, television personality Zhu...

Chinese President Xi Jinping met the Panchen Lama on Friday and called for continued efforts to promote the “sinicisation of religion”, state media reports said. The call from Xi comes exactly one month before the exiled Dalai Lama’s critical...

Chinese scientists have traced the origins of the “ghost ancestors” of modern Tibetans to the southwestern province of Yunnan through analysis of ancient DNA. The origins of people living on the Tibetan Plateau – and how their ancestors migrated,...

China’s most powerful destroyer can now strike beyond visual-range targets with pinpoint precision by linking to an airborne early warning system – the same technology used by the Pakistan Air Force in the recent Kashmir conflict – according to...

Such incidents are unusual in the tightly controlled region, and all 31 people involved have been given administrative penalties.

Move comes two weeks after Chinese officials were hit with US visa curbs over allegedly restricting access to Tibetan areas.

The Drepung Monastery in Lhasa has the capacity to look for the exiled spiritual leader’s successor under Beijing’s supervision, Tibetology researcher says.

As the threat of global climate collapse grows, Beijing is considering a plan to turn the Tibetan Plateau into an agricultural stronghold.

Hiker endures blizzards, wild wolves, accidents which left him hobbling in epic journey over mountain ranges during which he hardly bathed.

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader has hinted his successor may be born outside China, setting the scene for intense controversy.

While the flight is seen as a step towards boosting connectivity and attracting Chinese tourists, concerns remain about the airport’s sustainability and overall viability.

Items seized in New York include pottery, jade, bronze and Tibetan Buddhist art, some dating back thousands of years.

More than 50 workers were submerged under snow and debris after the avalanche hit a construction camp in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.

The avalanche struck a labour site where eight containers and one shed, with 57 workers inside, were buried under the snow.

Jiang Chaoling, who was dismissed as Hubei party boss at the start of Wuhan outbreak, also spent years in the financial sector.

Another State Department website change shows Trump ‘seems indifferent’ to the importance of the Taiwan issue to Beijing, academic says.

Gyalo Thondup, for long a mediator with Beijing, died aged 97 last week in his adopted Indian hometown.

From studying the downfall of Chinese imperial dynasties to securing cocoa beans in Africa, here’s a round-up from today’s China and economy coverage.

Study tracking climate patterns across thousands of years found that periods of lower rainfall coincided with some major political upheavals.

Gyalo Thondup began discussions between Tibetans and Chinese leaders in 1979, in a departure from his earlier approach of armed struggle.

Route begins operation on February 19 and offers flights twice a week from Hong Kong, with layover in Sichuan province.

US president orders 90-day review of foreign assistance programmes to determine if they should be maintained, modified or eliminated.