Some 68 major dams in the Himalayan region exploit the enormous hydropower potential of high-altitude lakes and rivers. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The epicenter of the magnitude 6.8 quake that hit around 9:05am Tuesday morning was in Tingri county, in Shigatse city ...

After a devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people and reduced houses and buildings to ...

The Dingri county region near Mount Everest in southern Tibet that was rattled by a massive 7.1 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday, has experienced an overwhelming 646 aftershocks, at least 16 of them of ...

A strong earthquake killed dozens of people in Tibet on Tuesday and left many ... was about 75 kilometers (50 miles) northeast of Mount Everest, which straddles the China-Nepal border.

A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake centered about 50 miles from Mount Everest left at least 126 dead in Tibet on Tuesday, reports say. Another 188 people have been injured on the Chinese side ...

A severe earthquake in Tibet has forced over 47,000 people into shelters as rescuers continue to search for survivors amidst ...

Mountaineers who have trained and had their sights set on climbing to the summit of Mount Everest this month will have to ...