A student reads a book at a Xinhua Bookstore in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, during the National Day holiday of 2009. (Chinatibetnews Photo)&$&$ Reading has been becoming a new fashion in Tibet amid the "national reading

Golf, widely regarded as the rich man's game, is gobbling up the poor man's land in China. Hundreds of golf courses that have popped up across the country after 2004, when the government imposed a moratorium to protect the country's

CHONGQING: Lurid tales of murder, gambling dens and organized crime are about to unfold again as a second batch of gang trials kick off in Chongqing. Center stage will be four extraordinary mafia-style gangs that developed sophisticated influence: The gang

In the latest anti-dumping case against China, the executive body of the European Union (EU) will submit a proposal this week to extend the duration of taxes on exports of Chinese as well as Vietnamese leather shoes, according to an

Two 46-year-old officials yesterday became China's youngest provincial-level Party chiefs as the country announced major leadership reshuffles ahead of the 18th Party Congress in 2012. Former Hebei governor Hu Chunhua and ex-minister of agriculture Sun Zhengcai, both born in 1963,

Foreigners visit one of the must-visit place, Barkort Street in Lhasa, capital of Tibet. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ As soon as the Qinghai-Tibet Railway puts into operation, Tibet in southwestern China, where thousands of holy mountains and lakes sit,

Tibet signed five project contracts worth 745 million yuan(109 million U.S. dollars) at the Fourth China Beijing International Cultural and Creative Industry Expo (ICCIE) on Nov. 26, according to Tibet Business. The ICCIE was held in Beijing from Nov. 25

A team of eight Chinese experts on Sunday began their journey to the United States to trace and document relics looted from the Old Summer Palace during the second Opium War. The team expects to be in the US for

Daocheng county is located in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province. There are green grassland, colorful flowers, high mountains, bright sky and fresh air. The area has the largest remains of an ancient glacier on the Tibetan plateau. (Global Times

The number of applicants of postgraduate studies has hit an all-time high, according to the Ministry of Education, as the job market recovers at a sluggish pace. Approximately 1.4 million are expected to apply for the 2010 national entrance exam

China's top relics protection authority has warned that many historic relics in the country had been erased by modern infrastructure projects. According to a national survey carried out by the State Administration of Cultural Heritage (SACH), as many as 23,600

Peru's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism will launch a nationwide campaign in January 2010 to publicize the benefits of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with China, a Peruvian expert on bilateral ties said Monday. "We will employ the dissemination

China took a tougher tone Monday in defending its foreign-exchange policy, lashing out at critics who say restricting the yuan's appreciation is hurting the global economy by keeping trade prices high. Officials called such claims unfair and said such a

Historians have sounded the alarm after 23,600 registered cultural sites apparently "disappeared" in three years. The sites were largely erased because of development - swept aside by construction work and infrastructure projects including reservoir and road projects - says a

The beautiful Nagqu grassland. (Chinatibetnews Photo)&$&$ The 4th agricultural and animal products trade fair will be held during Nov 2nd to 8th in Nagqu to increase Nagqu "plateau green food" brand awareness and promote the development of local animal husbandry.

Tashi Gyibo, dean and general manager of the Tongthas International Arts Gallery, poses for a photo at the gallery in Beijing. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ Thangka, also known as "Thanka" or "Tanka," is a religious scroll painting on cloth

Somali pirates warned yesterday they would kill the crew of a Chinese bulk carrier if the Chinese Navy attempts to wrest control of the vessel from them, Reuters reported Monday. In a statement, one of the pirates holding the 25

The Zhigung Thangka embroidery inheritor Nyima Tsering. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ In the past, "Thangka" as a painted or embroidered Buddhist banner was hung in a monastery or a family altar and occasionally carried by monks in ceremonial processions.

The permanent population of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region will reach 3.4 million over the next 11 years, with 1.46 million living in urban areas, according to Tibet's Construction Department. Meanwhile, the region's urbanization rate is expected to rise to

This photo taken on Saturday, November 28, 2009, shows the spectacular frost scene on the banks of the Songhua River of Jilin province in northeast China. (Xinhuanet Photo)&$&$ Beautiful frosty scenery appeared on both banks of the Songhua River after