A Vietnamese traveler embarked on a journey to Mount Kailash to complete the Kora, a ritual of circling its base, overcoming ...

Long back, a large collection of material masses coalesced and formed the Earth – it was a single crust or plate with no ...

From Buriticupu to China via India, scientists say that large-scale catastrophes are happening at six times the rate they ...

Release of Kashmiri journalist Majid Hyderi in India: RSF welcomes the court decision ruling that ‘criticism of the government does not constitute grounds for detention’ Targeted by the ruthless ...

Perched high above the Roya Valley in the Alpes-Maritimes region, this breathtaking medieval village has earned the nickname “French Tibet” thanks to its dramatic landscape, winding alleys ...

The launch ceremony was held in Gurum village of Dingri county in the city of Shigatse following over a month of preparations, including debris clearance, risk assessment and housing designs.

Sunny with a high of 52 °F (11.1 °C). Winds variable at 11 to 18 mph (17.7 to 29 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds variable at 4 to 16 mph (6.4 to 25.7 kph). The overnight low will be 30 °F (-1.1 °C ...

Tibet with Nomadic Expeditions ... the ancient town of Gyantse, and the city of Shigatse, home to the Tashilhunpo Monastery, the seat of the Panchen Lamas. Then, it’s on to the North Base ...

You can find the Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Shigatse, Tibet's second largest city found 168 miles west of Lhasa. Since you are not allowed to travel outside of Lhasa independently under the terms ...

Gonpo Namgyal is the victim of a slow-moving conflict that has dragged on for nearly 75 years, since China invaded Tibet in the mid-20th century. Language has been central to that conflict.

Chinese actress Zhao Lusi was spotted climbing steep slopes in Tibet after posting photos of herself using a wheelchair and crutches on social media, raising doubts about her claims of deteriorating ...

Pulsed Miocene range growth in northeastern Tibet: Insights from Xunhua basin magnetostratigraphy and provenance R.O. Lease et al., Dept. of Earth Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, ...