A batch of Nepalese golden needle tea made its debut in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region recently, marking the first time that tea from Nepal has been imported into the region via the Gyirong land port, according to Lhasa customs on Wednesday.
The Xizang autonomous region plans to build the highest and largest national park in the world by 2025, the chairman of the regional government said on Wednesday.
The 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, opened its second session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5.
Twelve monks obtained the Geshi Lharampa degree, the highest traditional degree in Tibetan Buddhism, at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, Xizang autonomous region, on Wednesday.
Online retail sales in the Xizang autonomous region surged to 480 million yuan ($66.69 million) from Feb 10 to Feb 17, representing a 20.2 percent increase compared to the previous year, according to statistics published on the official website for the Xizang Autonomous Region Department of Commerce.
The Qinghai-Xizang grid interconnection project has operated safely for over 12 years, with a cumulative power transmission of more than 20 billion kWh, the State Grid Qinghai Electric Power Company said on Tuesday.
