Government officials head to quake site in Tibet BEIJING, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's central government is sending officials to Tibet to join in relief efforts after the area was hit by a strong earthquake Monday afternoon.

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "Government Officials Head To Quake Site in Tibet"] BEIJING, Oct.

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) ["China Exclusive: China Launches Largest Ever Tibet Cultural Relic preservation" - Xinhua headline] XIGAZE, Tibet, April 18 (Xinhua) - China on Friday launched a 570 million yuan (81.43 million US dollars) project to preserve 22 historical and cultural relics in the southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region.

By Charles Hutzler Associated Press LHASA, China -- China's Tibet problem got a human face this week in images of crying, red-robed monks, giving international concern a new focal point just as Beijing gears up for the arrival of the Olympic torch.

A Chinese official promised Friday that Buddhist monks who told foreign reporters in Lhasa the country has no religious freedom will not be imprisoned.