An imported products fair kicked off on Thursday in Lhasa, the capital of the Xizang autonomous region, featuring Sri Lanka black tea, Nepalese handicrafts, Bhutanese fabric, and Indian furniture.
The total number of skilled talents in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region stands at 432,100, an increase of 33.4 percent from the end of 2020, according to local authorities.
For Fang Shanzhi, an employee of State-owned builder China Railway No 4 Engineering Group Co Ltd, building an expressway in the Xizang autonomous region has made his life fruitful and rewarding over the past few years.
The completion of a key expressway linking Lhasa, capital of the Xizang autonomous region, and Shigatse, a prefecture-level city, has boosted local transportation and transformed the livelihoods of residents.
Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region has unveiled 21 to-do items to improve residents' livelihood with a total estimated spending of 12.14 billion yuan ($ 1.71 billion) in 2024.
Zhang Yongze, former vice-chairman of the government of the Xizang autonomous region, was sentenced to 14 years in prison and a fine of 5 million yuan ($703,000) for crimes of taking bribes by the Xi'an Intermediate People's Court of Shaanxi province on Wednesday, reported People's Daily.
Locals in Xigaze of Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region celebrate the farmers' New Year on the first day of the twelfth month of the Tibetan calendar, which falls on Jan 12 this year.
