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.
In the past, electricity from Sichuan and Qinghai provinces was transmitted to Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region during power shortages in winter.
The import and export value of four major land ports in Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region totaled 4.56 billion yuan (about $642.2 million) from January to November 2023, a year-on-year growth of 80.2 percent, according to the regional department of commerce.
The gross domestic product (GDP) of Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region grew about 9 percent in 2023, said Yan Jinhai, chairman of the regional government.
