The hydropower dam, in quake-prone Tibet, is set to be the world’s biggest. But China has said little about the project, ...

(REUTERS) The 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the foothills of the Himalayas near Shigatse, one of Tibet’s holiest cities and the seat of the Panchen Lama, a key spiritual leader in Tibetan ...

State broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) put the epicentre in Tingri county, about 240 miles from Tibet's capital Lhasa and about 14 miles from its second-largest city of Shigatse - also ...

I was born in Kham, in eastern Tibet, my parents’ first born. A brother and sister followed, and the five of us lived with ...

Stock image of Shigatse in Tibet prior to the earthquake on Jan. 7. | Credit: Oversnap via Getty Images Earthquakes strike when two blocks of earth slip past one another at fault lines — the ...

An earthquake of 7.1 magnitude hit Tibet near the Nepalese border early this morning killing 126 people, with tremors felt in several parts of India, including Bihar, Assam and West Bengal.

Tremors also shook buildings in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and India. The impact was felt across the Shigatse region of Tibet, home to 800,000 people. The region is administered from Shigatse city ...

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 ...

Shigatse is one of Tibet’s holiest cities and the seat of the Panchen Lama, one of the most important figures in Tibetan Buddhism, whose spiritual authority is second only to the Dalai Lama.

The quake’s epicenter was located near Shigatse, one of Tibet’s holiest cities and the traditional home of the Panchen Lama, the second most powerful figure in Tibetan Buddhism after the Dalai ...

Damaged houses are pictured after an earthquake at a village in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China January 7, 2025. Photo: Reuters BEIJING/KATHMANDU -- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake, opens new tab ...