Weeks before the Dalai Lama ruled out China's role in choosing his successor, President Xi Jinping met a Tibetan Buddhist ...

When it opens, it will allow passengers to connect by rail from Beijing all the way to Shigatse, a gateway to Everest, which lies just 240 kilometers (150 miles) away, on the border with Nepal.

China on Monday lodged a formal protest with India after Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended birthday greetings to the ...

BEIJING: An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Tibet early on Monday, the China Earthquake Administration said.The quake hit the city of Shigatse at 5:11am , at a depth of 10 km .Authorities have ...

The remote Shigatse is far from China’s main cities. This, combined with the extreme cold, has hindered rescue efforts, according to Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu, reporting from Beijing. What do we ...

An initial survey showed 3,609 homes had been destroyed in the Shigatse region, home to 800,000 people, state media reported late on Tuesday. More than 14,000 rescue personnel had been deployed.

Gyaltsen Norbu, appointed by China, seeks to promote Communist control over Tibetan Buddhism, which raises alarm among ...

Recently, Beijing took a big step closer to Nepal. 848 passengers left Lhasa, riding 16 oxygen-filled cars pulled by a heavy China-made locomotive. Two hours later, they arrived in Shigatse. It ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Tibet early on Monday, the China Earthquake Administration (CEA) said. The quake hit the city of Shigatse at 5:11 a.m. (2111 GMT), at a ...

BEIJING/KATHMANDU- A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck the foothills of the Himalayas near one of Tibet's holiest cities on Tuesday, killing at least 95 people and collapsing hundreds of houses ...

China's Chengdu J-20 fighter jets at Shigatse Peace Airport, near the border with India, were seen in satellite imagery published by geospatial intelligence firm All Source Analysis on May 27, 2024.

The remote Shigatse is far from China’s main cities. This, combined with the extreme cold, has hindered rescue efforts, according to Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu, reporting from Beijing.