Tombs bear secrets of 2,000-year old Tibetan kingdom
August 24th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Lhasa, Aug 24 (IANS) Four tombs unearthed in Tibet are believed to contain relics from an ancient Tibetan kingdom that thrived more than 2,000 years ago.
The tombs, found in ... Read more...
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Chinese man wants to swap dogs for BMW car
May 11th, 2012 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, May 11 (IANS) A man in China is trying to trade his two expensive dogs for a BMW car since he needs to travel with his ailing wife, a ... Read more...
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Astronomical observatory to come up in Tibet
April 13th, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 13 (IANS) A remote area in Tibet may be chosen as the location for a new international astronomical observatory, because of "limited clouds and vapours" but "high transparency" ... Read more...
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Chinese jets train over Tibet
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 22 (IANS) J-10 fighters of the Chinese Air Force have conducted ground attack training over the Qinghai-Tibet plateau, the first operation of its kind, it was reported Thursday.According ... Read more...
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Chinese arrested after 17 years for murder
December 27th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 27 (IANS) A suspect, who was among a group of 18 armed poachers who shot dead a government official of the anti-poaching department in China, has been arrested ... Read more...
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Four nations start Mekong river patrol
December 11th, 2011 - 10:28 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 11 (IANS) China has begun a joint patrol on the Mekong river with three other countries to beef up security in the region.The patrol launched by China, Laos, ... Read more...
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Ancient bird fossil found in China
August 19th, 2011 - 1:25 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 19 (IANS) A fossil of a bird dating back to seven million years was discovered in northwest China, Xinhua reported Friday.It was the first intact bird fossil ever ... Read more...
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Tibetan encyclopedia shows ‘brain surgery was practiced 2900 years ago’
April 24th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, April 24 (ANI): A specialist on Tibetan culture and literature has claimed that doctors started practicing brain surgery at least 2,900 years ago.Karma Trinley made the claim after four decades ... Read more...
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Huge source of oil, gas found in South China Sea
January 17th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 17 (IANS) Chinese geologists have detected "super-thick" oil and gas-rich strata in the South China Sea and also identified 38 offshore oil and gas basins, a media report said Monday.The ... Read more...
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Six nation expedition traces Brahmaputra’s course
November 25th, 2010 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 25 (IANS) A six-nation rafting-cum-trekking expedition has successfully covered 3,000 km from the source of the river Brahmaputra in Tibet to its delta in the Bay of Bengal.The 14-member team ... Read more...
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Chinese scientists find landform left by two million year-old glacial erosion
April 8th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by ANI
Lanzhou (China), Apr 8(ANI): Chinese scientists have said that they have identified a landform left by glacial erosion at least two million years ago on mountains in Gansu Province of the country."The ... Read more...
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Climate change threatening Qinghai-Tibet plateau
March 27th, 2010 - 2:23 pm ICT by ANI
Xining (China), Mar. 27 (ANI): The Qinghai-Tibet plateau region is getting warmer and the people are clearly feeling the change.China's official Xinhua news agency quoted 83-year-old Hou Fusheng as saying: "It's getting ... Read more...
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Global warming making Tibet’s environment much more fragile than before
March 6th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, March 6 (ANI): Reports indicate that the impact of global warming is affecting the ecological environment of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, accelerating glacial shrinkage, reducing snow and increasing land ... Read more...
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China plans to build world’s highest airport in Tibet
January 12th, 2010 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Lhasa, Jan 12 (IANS) China plans to construct the world's highest airport in Tibet, officials said Tuesday.
The new airport will be built at an altitude of 4,436 metres, Xinhua news agency reported. ... Read more...
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Scientists complete sequencing Tibetan antelope genome
December 25th, 2009 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Xining (China), Dec 25 (IANS) Chinese scientists said Friday they have completed sequencing the genome of the Tibetan antelope which will hopefully explain the pathogenesis of chronic plateau sickness.
Tibetan antelopes, which live ... Read more...
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2.78 mn bottles of beer brewed in Tibet to enter US market
October 27th, 2009 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lhasa, Oct 27 (IANS) A local barley beer brewer here expects to supply 2.78 million bottles to the US in the second half of next year, a company official said.
According to ... Read more...
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Four Indian sites in 2010 Watch Map Monuments Fund
October 8th, 2009 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 8 (ANI): Four Indian monuments are among the sites listed in the 2010 Watch Map Monuments Fund.The first, Chiktan Castle, located within Kargil, a remote, mountainous region of northern India, ... Read more...
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Himalayan fault thoroughly imaged for first time
September 12th, 2009 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) Researchers have created the most complete seismic map of the upper mantle beneath the rugged Himalayas, stumbling on some unusual geologic features that may explain how the region ... Read more...
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Scientists create first complete seismic image of crust beneath Himalayan Mountains
September 12th, 2009 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 12 (ANI): An international team of researchers has created the most complete seismic image of the Earth's crust and upper mantle beneath the rugged Himalaya Mountains, in the process discovering ... Read more...
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China spends $146 bn on ecology in decade
September 7th, 2009 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 6 (Xinhua) China has spent nearly 1 trillion yuan ($146 billion) on ecological conservation and environmental protection over the past decade, a senior official said Sunday.
Of the total expenditure, ... Read more...
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Glaciers in and around Tibet shrink at alarming rate
February 23rd, 2009 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) A three-year study shows that glaciers in the Yangtze source area, central to the Qinghai-Tibet plateau in south-western China, have receded 196 square kilometres over the past 40 ... Read more...
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Glaciers in China are melting at a worrisome speed, say scientists
February 5th, 2009 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 5 (ANI): Scientists have determined that glaciers that serve as water sources on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau in Southwestern China are melting at a worrisome speed, having receded 196 ... Read more...
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