Danish Ghani, a merchant from Pakistan, said that it's his first time to do business in Lhasa and he is pleased that many locals liked his bronze handicrafts. He said that he had a positive start to the fair on Thursday and expects the good business to continue in the following days.

Mohammad Jan Aminzai, a merchant from Afghanistan selling carpets and rugs, said it was his third time attending such a fair in Xizang. He brought handmade woolen products. "I have brought more than 800 carpets of different kinds this time," Aminzai said. "Every time I come to the fair, my business is very good."

LHASA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- A total of 5,152 makeshift houses have been set up since a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region last week, to shield the affected residents from the bitter cold, according to a press briefing held on Thursday.

LHASA, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region has targeted strong economic and social development in 2025, with infrastructure construction, eco-environmental conservation and reconstruction in the quake-hit areas some of its priorities listed in the regional government work report.

A press conference on the construction of mobile houses and risk identification for geological disasters after a 68-

Inside a house made from boards on a resettlement site in Chamco Township's Ganden Village, 3-month-old Kelsang Tseden was nestled in a thick cashmere blanket, surrounded by Tibetan-style cushions and blankets to keep him warm. A stove in the room also radiated warmth.