Tibet tourist figures released

BEIJING, August 17 2008 (AFP) --  The number of tourists visiting Tibet in the first half of the year fell 70 percent from the previous year, state media reported Saturday, following unrest in the Himalayan region in March. Full story 

Thirty-one reporters travel to Tibet

LHASA, June 3 2008 (Xinhua) -- Thirty-one reporters from 18 media organizations in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao traveled here for coverage of Tibet on Tuesday. Full story 

State aid helps Tibet balance fiscal deficit

LHASA, 19 January 2008 (Xinhua) -- China's Tibet Autonomous Region balanced its fiscal deficit in 2007 with help from the central government, a regional official said. Full story

Tibet expects 5 million tourists this year, up 25%

LHASA,19 January 2008 (Xinhua) -- The number of visitors to Tibet is expected to hit 5 million this year, up 25 percent from a year earlier, a local official has said. Full story

Construction of Qinghai Tibet Railway Extension to begin this year

LHASA, 19 January 2008 (Xinhua) -- Tibet plans to invest 28 billion Yuan (3.7 billion U.S. dollars) in ten key construction projects this year, including an extension of the Qinghai-Tibet railway, said Qiangba Puncog, chairman of Tibet Autonomous Region. Full story

Tibet to provide housing for 52,000 farmers, herders in 2008

LHASA, 17 January 2008 (Xinhua) -- Tibet plans to provide housing for 52,000 farmers and herders in 2008, said officials at the first plenary session of the 9th People's Congress of Tibet Autonomous Region. Full story