China begins observation experiment on land-atmosphere interactions in Mt Everest regionChina has launched an observational experiment on land-atmosphere interactions in the Mount Everest region of Tibet to study how land surfa...
03 Aug, 2024, 11.04 AM IST
China earthquake death toll rises to 149, two still missing after a weekLocal authorities attributed the severity of the damage to the shallowness of the quake. The thrust-type rupture of the earthquake and the ...
25 Dec, 2023, 07.36 AM IST
Chinese intruded into Indian territory to collect Cordyceps fungus: ReportChinese soldiers have been accused of illegally entering Arunachal Pradesh in search of the fungus which is claimed to be costlier than gol...
25 Dec, 2022, 03.38 PM IST
China launches 5G base station in Tibet-Qinghai regionThe service was opened last week in the city of Xining, Qinghai Province, according to the Qinghai subsidiary of the telecom firm China Mob...
27 Jan, 2019, 09.46 PM IST
China holds drill in Tibet for military-civilian integrationThe drill carried out by the People's Liberation Army (PLA) units on Tuesday was the first such reported exercise in Tibet since the Doklam...
29 Jun, 2018, 02.20 PM IST
To catch up with India, China plans to build Mars simulation base near TibetChina aims to launch a Mars probe around 2020 to carry out orbiting and roving exploration, followed by a second mission that would include...
26 Jul, 2017, 06.04 PM IST
China flays India's counter bid to claim Tibetan medicineUNESCO will consider both countries' claim over the legacy of ancient Tibetan medicine at the organisation's session in 2018.
13 Apr, 2017, 05.58 PM IST
China to spend $29 billion on roads in Tibetan-populated provinceAt an average altitude of 3,000 meters, the province has large areas of frozen soil and mountainous landscape that have restrained road con...
11 Apr, 2017, 04.51 PM IST
World highest altitude swimming race kicks off in ChinaWinter swimming is the activity of swimming during the winter season, typically in outdoor locations or in unheated pools.
10 Jan, 2016, 03.51 PM IST
China constructing USD 18-million cultural park in TibetAccording to Yungzhung Dawa the Karub Ruins Park, located in Qamdo City, will allow visitors to learn about the plateau's prehistoric civil...
25 Sep, 2015, 04.36 PM IST
New civil airport to open on Qinghai-Tibet PlateauLocated in Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Qinghai Province, the airport is located at an altitude of 3,500 meters.
12 Sep, 2015, 03.28 PM IST
China starts construction of largest solar power plant in Gobi desertChina has started construction of its largest solar power plant spread over 6,301 acres that can supply electricity to 1 million households.
22 Jul, 2015, 04.29 PM IST
China mulls high altitude expressway in Qinghai-Tibet plateauChina has already built 1956 km long Qinghai-Tibetan railway connecting Xining with Lhasa, regarded as the longest and highest plateau in t...
07 Oct, 2014, 06.26 PM IST
China begins building largest hydropower station in TibetThe first generator is expected to come into service at the end of 2021 and the entire station is to be completed in 2023
06 Oct, 2014, 10.25 PM IST
Glaciers in Tibetan Plateau shrinking rapidly: ReportGlaciers in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, home to several Himalayan rivers, have been shrunk by 15 per cent in the past three decades and the ...
21 May, 2014, 05.03 PM IST
China to build 7th airport in Tibetan regionChina has announced plans to build the seventh airport near Tibet, where the world's highest altitude aerodrome is located.
09 Sep, 2013, 06.15 PM IST
- Tibetans in W China protest proposed language curbs
Thousands of Tibetan students in western China have been staging protests since Tuesday against proposals to curb or eliminate the use of t...
23 Oct, 2010, 11.41 AM IST