Less than 100 kilometers to the west of the station lies the infamous Lop Nur, a former salt lake, where biochemist and explorer Peng Jiamu went missing in 1980 — a disappearance that cast the ...

A Chinese expedition last winter found a mummy on the edge of the Lop Nur salt basin, at a spot where a well-known scientist went mysteriously missing nearly 26 years ago. Now, another expedition ...

After the breakthrough at Lop Nur further tests were carried out until 1967; however, the detonation of a hydrogen bomb not only revealed the extent of Communist China's technical know-how but ...

On October 17, 1964, an atomic bomb was detonated at Lop Nur, a remote testing site in the Gobi Desert, and heralded China's status as a nuclear power. The fact the detonation took place just four ...

Over the years, Jiao devoted himself to protecting cultural heritage in Lop Nur, the site of a former salt lake in Ruoqiang. The harsh environment, extreme solitude, and his family's misgivings did ...

"The living conditions have improved significantly, although compared with places outside Lop Nur, it's still far from perfect," says Jiao. That may explain why it's so difficult to keep people at the ...

When the 26/11 attack happened, I was having dinner to welcome the head of the International Institute of Peace and Security ...

Jairam Ramesh criticised PM Modi for remaining silent on Donald Trump's mediation claims amid the India-Pakistan conflict. He ...

As the Narendra Modi-led NDA government completes the first year in its third term and 11th overall, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri speaks to The Indian Express about the Centre’s biggest ...