Tibet

Tibet

Boats are seen in the Brahmaputra river in Jogighopa, in the northeastern state of Assam, India August 2, 2018. Picture taken August 2, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

Why China's neighbours are worried about its new mega-dam project

The scheme dwarfs the mighty Three Gorges Dam, currently the world's largest, and Chinese construction and engineering stocks surged after Premier Li Qiang unveiled it on the weekend.

A man sits in a boat on the waters of the Brahmaputra river near the international border between India and Bangladesh in Dhubri district, in the northeastern state of Assam, India August 4, 2018. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

China starts construction on world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet

The flags of the United States and China fly from a lamppost in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, US, November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

China imposes visa restrictions on US personnel over Tibet

Rescue teams work amidst rubble in the aftermath of an earthquake in a location given as Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on January 7, 2025. Tibet Fire and Rescue/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Tibet quake highlights earthquake risk for dams on roof of the world

A drone view shows makeshift tents for quake-affected residents following the earthquake that struck Tingri county, in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China January 8, 2025. Photo: cnsphoto via REUTERS

Focus shifts to Tibet earthquake survivors as search called off

Rescue teams work amidst rubble in the aftermath of an earthquake in a location given as Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video released on January 7, 2025. Photo: Tibet Fire and Rescue/Handout via REUTERS

Urgency mounts in search for survivors of Tibet earthquake

Map shows the main 7.1 magnitude earthquake [in orange] and the subsequent aftershocks. Photo: Earthquake Track

Earthquake in China's Tibet kills more than 120 with tremors felt in Nepal, India, Bangladesh

Workers are seen on railway tracks at a bridge over Yarlung Tsangpo river as they work on the construction of the railroad linking Lhasa and Nyingchi, in Tibet Autonomous Region, China November 26, 2018. Picture taken November 26, 2018. Zhao Lang/CNS via REUTERS/File Photo

India says conveyed concerns to China over hydropower dam in Tibet

A man sits in a boat on the waters of the Brahmaputra river near the international border between India and Bangladesh in Dhubri district, in the northeastern state of Assam, India 4 August 2018. Photo: Reuters

China to build world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet, likely to impact Bangladesh and India

Printed Chinese and Canada flags are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

China takes steps against Canada institutions, individuals over Uyghurs, Tibet

Children who live at Lhasa Children Welfare House sit on sofa as a group of foreign reporters visits on a government organised tour in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, November 19, 2015. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File Photo

US imposes visa curbs on Chinese officials over boarding schools for Tibetans

Picture: Collected

Death toll from Tibet avalanche rises to 28

Picture: Collected

Death toll of avalanche rose to 20 in Tibet