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

New research shows that slow, silent stress buildup and fault geometry are crucial in triggering earthquakes A new study has ...

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday expressed concern that the neighbouring China's plan to construct the ...

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday expressed concern that the neighbouring China’s plan to construct the world’s largest hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo river will have a ...

A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...

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BEIJING (AP) — A strong earthquake has shaken a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal. Tuesday's quake damaged hundreds of houses, littered streets with rubble and killed at ...

BEIJING -- President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of Grenada Dickon Mitchell in Beijing on Monday. Mitchell extended sincere condolences to the Chinese government and people over the recent ...

[Photo/Xinhua] In the wake of the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Dingri county in the Xizang autonomous region on Tuesday, China has launched a comprehensive and rapid response to ensure the ...

BEIJING (Reuters) - At least 126 people were killed in Tibet by this week's earthquake of magnitude 6.8, the fifth-deadliest since 2008, data from China's National Earthquake Data Center shows.