Chinese diplomats tell top tour operators they intend to bring at least 500,000 visitors from China this year.

The 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck an area that serves as a major stop on the way to the North Base Camp, where adventurers set out to climb Mount Everest.

The earthquake struck about 75 kilometers (50 miles) from Mount Everest and the border with Nepal, where the shaking sent people running out of their homes in the capital Kathmandu. The dead ...

A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in western China near Nepal on Tuesday morning, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties

An earthquake has killed at least 53 people in Tibet in western China near the Nepal border, Chinese state media say.

More than 120 people have been killed after a powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Tibet on Tuesday morning, with tremors felt across the Himalayas in neighboring Nepal, Bhutan and parts of northern India.

Ambassador of Nepal to China Krishna Prasad Oli met with Yang Wanming, president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) in Beijing on January 7. The two sides held talks on China-Nepal relations,

BEIJING (AP) — China says at least 9 people were killed in a strong earthquake that struck the Tibet region near the Nepal border.

A powerful earthquake struck Tibet and was felt in Nepal, causing significant destruction and fear. The quake, measuring 6.8 according to Chinese sources, left 53 dead and 62 injured in Xigaze, Tibet.

Associated Press writer Binaj Gurubacharya in Kathmandu, Nepal, and researcher Yu Bing in Beijing contributed to this report.

BEIJING (AP) — An earthquake has killed at least 53 people in Tibet in western China near the Nepal border, Chinese state media say.

China says at least 9 people were killed in a strong earthquake that struck the Tibet region near the Nepal border.