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​A view of Yarlung Zangbu Grand Canyon, the world's largest and deepest canyon, in Tibet, China, on August 12, 2012.
Analysis

China’s mega-dam gambit: The $167 billion bet that could reshape Asia

On Saturday, China announced the start of one of the world’s biggest infrastructure projects: a $167 billion mega-dam in Tibet that will, when completed, be the most powerful source of hydroelectricity in history.

​The Dalai Lama at the start of his 90th birthday celebrations in his exile in northern India.
What We're Watching

What We’re Watching: Dalai Lama’s succession plans, Big Beautiful Bill in the House, Israel-Hamas ceasefire under review

​Rescue teams work amid rubble in the aftermath of an earthquake in a location given as Shigatse City, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, January 7, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video.
What We're Watching

Hard Numbers: Deadly Tibet earthquake, Laken Riley bill passed, Another BRICS in the wall, Remembering Charlie Hebdo massacre

TOKYO, Japan - The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama (C), attends a memorial at Gokokuji temple in Tokyo on April 29, 2011, for the victims of the March 11 quake and tsunami in Japan.
What We're Watching

The Dalai Lama is coming to America. Will Biden meet him?

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso arrives in the United States on June 20 for surgery – his first trip outside India since 2018.

Former Pakistani PM Imran Khan, gestures as he speaks with Reuters during an interview in Lahore.
News

What We're Watching: Punjab election back on, China-India war of names, Brazil wants peace in Ukraine

Constitutional & political crises in Pakistan, India tells China to not rename disputed territory, Brazil visits Russia

Google Bard seen on Google blog post with Google logo on mobile, in Brussels, Belgium.
News

What We're Watching: Bard bot, Nigerian election heats up, Tibetan kids pulled away

Google's Bard vs. ChatGPT; Nigeria nears decision day; China is separating Tibetan children from families

China defends Tibet labour programme, urges against overdoing religion
Asia

China defends Tibet labour programme, urges against overdoing religion

Dalai Lama 'deeply sorry' for saying female reincarnation must be attractive
Asia

Dalai Lama 'deeply sorry' for saying female reincarnation must be attractive

US ambassador to China visiting Tibet this week
Asia

US ambassador to China visiting Tibet this week

Dalai Lama, 83, hospitalised with chest infection
Asia

Dalai Lama, 83, hospitalised with chest infection