Tag: Tibet

• Thursday, August 27th 2026 - 21:00 UTC

  More than 390 bodies recovered and nearly 1,500 unaccounted for after the Nepal Himalaya flood

  

  Rescue teams have recovered at least 389 bodies in Nepali territory and three more in China's Tibet region, while close to 1,500 people remain unaccounted for after the flood that swept down Himalayan valleys on Wednesday along the border between the two countries. A Nepali police spokesman told the Reuters news agency the death toll would continue to rise as relief work advances.

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• Monday, May 11th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Serious fist and stone incident in India-China border post in disputed area

  

  Several Indian and Chinese soldiers were injured in a high-altitude cross-border clash involving fistfights and stone-throwing at a remote but strategically important mountain pass near Tibet, the Indian Army said on Sunday.

• Tuesday, March 6th 2012 - 23:55 UTC

  China boosts domestic security budget to face growing unrest

  

  Premier Wen Jiabao said China would strengthen its military's capabilities to win “local wars under information-age conditions”, even as the government announced a steep 11.5% rise in domestic security spending to ensure stability ahead of a leadership transition.