China has ⁠fully ⁠reopened the only road leading to ⁠the Gyirong border crossing into Nepal a week after sections were washed away ​by catastrophic flooding, allowing heavy machinery to reach the main disaster zone for the first time.

The US Geological Survey (USGS) said a glacial collapse caused the flash floods that swept through Nepal and Tibet in late August 2026, engulfing entire villages and killing hundreds. However, conspiracy theorists on social media quickly pinned the torrent on an Alaskan research project instead,

While journalists can report freely on grief and anger in Nepal, China’s official media have presented a sanitized disaster aftermath in Tibet.

For years, Chinese officials have attempted to rewrite history. Now 2 Congressmen say the U.S. should push back on the CCP’s distortion of history rather than abetting it. Qin Gang, ambassador to the United States from the People’s Republic of China ...

According to the research centre, the earthquake happened at a depth of 10 kilometres. However, there were no initial reports of casualties or injuries.

Photos of sons, daughters, uncles and husbands pepper Chinese social media, shared by people hoping for news about relatives missing since deadly floods on the border with Nepal last week.

Tibetan Plateau glaciers have shrunk by 24% in six decades; scientists call for better satellite monitoring and early-warning systems after deadly August 26 flash floods

“What’s a Snow Leopard to You?” encompasses the full range of the Tibetan experience. The religious traditions, the ecosystem, the arts, and the food of the Tibetans are vividly described, taking the book far beyond mere travelogue observations into a richly immersive odyssey.