SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China stocks closed at an eight-month high on Tuesday, while Hong Kong shares extended gains to a multi-year peak, driven by construction and power firms after work began on a major dam project in Tibet,

The investment is set to benefit hydropower plant and grid equipment makers, but some analysts warn that market enthusiasm may wane soon.

Chinese authorities have removed a former leader of Tibet from office over alleged crimes including taking bribes and engaging in "superstitious activities", the country's top anti-corruption bodies said Tuesday.

China has broken ground on what it says will be the world's largest hydropower project, a $170  billion feat capable of generating enough electricity each year to power Britain.

A congressional briefing focused on Captive Nations took place in the Rayburn House Office Building of the US Congress to observe Captive Nations Week 2025, which was established under Public Law 86-90,

China has officially launched construction of what experts call the world’s largest hydropower project, a colossal dam on the Yarlung Zangbo (Brahmaputra) in southeastern Tibet.

China's insistence that it will identify the next Dalai Lama foreshadows the chance that followers will have to decide who the real successor is.

Amid rising tensions, the Dalai Lama affirms only Tibetans can decide his reincarnation-rejecting China’s interference. Former diplomat Rajesh Raina breaks down the spiritual, historical, and political dimensions of this high-stakes succession battle.