The Nepalese government expects to strengthen cooperation with the Tibet autonomous region in the areas of trade, tourism, culture and infrastructure development, said a top Nepalese official in Lhasa on Tuesday.
Step through the Tibetan-style curtain, and you will find Sonam Chophel's studio, featuring traditional Tibetan saddlebags of different colors, designs and sizes.
Li Shengtao's successful conclusion of a paragliding flight on Mount Qomolangma, which is also known as Mount Everest, set an Asian record on May 18 for the highest such flight and left him vowing to take on more challenges in the future.
The 5th China Xizang Culture and Tourism Expo was held in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, from Friday to Sunday, attracting over 600 enterprises and merchants from China and abroad, including 75 foreign companies from 16 countries such as Nepal, Thailand, Cambodia and Bhutan.
Sangye, owner of a Tibetan-style accessory shop at Barkhor Street in the heart of Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, experienced a booming business lately thanks to an expo scheduled to open on Friday evening.
Deals on 60 projects with a total value of over 53 billion yuan ($7.44 billion) were signed on Saturday at a culture and tourism expo in Lhasa, capital of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region.
