Chinese security forces in large numbers have moved into Tibet’s regional capital Lhasa in an apparent bid to discourage local protests against rule by Beijing, according to sources in Tibet. The move ...

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BEIJING, China – China on Sunday started work on a 30-billion-yuan (S$6.1-billion) tourism project in Lhasa city, state media said, as it seeks to draw more travelers to the restive Tibet region.

Two unidentified Tibetan monks reportedly set fire to themselves in front of Lhasa’s Jokhang Temple on Sunday. From Radio Free Asia: “The security forces arrived immediately and put out the fire and ...

People wait in line in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa. [Photo/Xinhua] Lhasa, the capital city of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, has been developing steadily and rapidly in the past ...

Lhasa was the first major city in China to abolish the use of white plastic bags, said Qin Yizhi, vice chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region and secretary of the CPC Lhasa Committee. He met with a ...

After more than a month of its first large-scale battle against COVID-19, Lhasa in Southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region has partially resumed normal production and work, with the city districts ...