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

Kathmandu is about 230km (140 miles) south of Shigatse. Tremors were also felt in India’s northern state of Bihar which borders Nepal. They were also felt in Bhutan’s capital Thimphu.

China’s state news agency recently announced government approval for constructing the world’s largest hydropower project, ...

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 ...

More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, with tremors felt across the Himalayas in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and parts of ...

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake has hit Tibet’s Shigatse city, China’s state broadcaster CCTV ... some 400km (250 miles) away, according to Indian media, where residents reportedly ran from their houses.

At least 188 injured as tremors also shook buildings in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan and India. A strong earthquake has struck near one of Tibet’s holiest cities, killing at least 126 people and leaving ...

When The Global Times announced that Beijing was going to build a cascade of nine large HPPs on the Yarlung Tsangpo, human ...

At least 53 people have been killed and 62 others are injured after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit Tibet, in China's southwest, according to state media. The quake, which originated around 10 ...

The epicentre was around 80 km north of Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain and a popular destination for climbers ...