(2000 est. pop. 400,000). Presently capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China and historically the capital of the Tibetan state, Lhasa is situated in the central Tibetan province of U on the Kyushu River at a...

Lhasa, sometimes spelled Lasa, is the traditional capital of Tibet and the capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. Lhasa is located at the foot of Mount Gephel. The city is the traditional seat of the Dalai Lama and...

Lhasa apso, owner together again after fire By MEG JONES of the Journal Sentinel staff Tuesday, November 28, 2000 A Manitowoc woman was reunited with her Lhasa apso on Monday, two days after she almost died in a house fire...

Booming consumerism in Tibet is dulling the drive for independence from China. China is providing funds to encourage an economic boom. Few but the Buddhist monks and nuns still fight for freedom. THE Dalai Lama, Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, would be surprised were...

A boom in car ownership has brought traffic jams to Tibet's once-tranquil capital and prompted it to open its first underground parking lot, state media reported Wednesday.Lhasa has 400,000 people and 70,000 registered vehicles, the Xinhua News Agency reported. The numbers give it a per...

China's high-speed, high-altitude railway to Tibet carried troops to the region for the first time, state media has reported, in a development likely to fuel concerns about the railway's impact on the restive Himalayan area.The brief Xinhua News Agency report late Friday did not say...