On December 25th Xinhua, the state-run news agency, reported that China had approved plans to build the world’s largest hydroelectric dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo, which flows ...

The hydropower dam, in quake-prone Tibet, is set to be the world’s biggest. But China has said little about the project, which could affect nearby countries. By Tiffany May Isabelle Qian and ...

China has approved the construction of a hydropower dam in Tibet that is set to be the largest of its kind in the world once complete. The 300 billion kWh dam will run along 31 miles of the ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. India has voiced concern about Beijing’s plan to build a dam in Tibet that is three times larger than ...

China has tried to reassure India over its plans for a mega dam in the Tibetan Plateau, which has prompted fears it will cause water shortages and damage the environment, by saying it will not try ...

On December 25, the People’s Republic of China approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet at a site near the "Great Bend" close to the ...

The quake brings focus on China’s latest plan to build the World’s biggest dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet, very close to the Indian territory of Arunachal Pradesh. Tibetan region ...

A big worry is that the dam will diminish the flow of water into India — China may build a monstrous reservoir and divert the water to other parts of that country. Lt Gen Palepu Ravi Shankar ...