Tag: Tibet Autonomous Region

Lhasa: Once behind a bamboo curtain like the rest of China, Beijing is now presenting the resurgent Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) in a new light to the world. In a bid to counter what it calls “propaganda by exiled Tibetans and the western world,” the Chinese government has thrown open the gates to the Roof […]

Beijing: For the first time, China has launched a huge clean-up campaign across the high-altitude area of Mount Everest to remove the waste and debris left by hikers at campsites. The nine-day clean-up campaign by Tibet Autonomous Region across the world’s highest mountain, also known as Mount Qomolangma in local language, began on May 6. […]