Dairy factory to bolster Tibet economy

By the spring of 2019, people in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region will be able to buy locally branded dairy products produced at the region's largest and technologically advanced dairy factory.

Co-founded by the local government and major domestic dairy producer China Mengniu Dairy Co Ltd, the factory is part of efforts to develop the region's dairy industry and improve local incomes.

The facility entered operation earlier this month in Chengguan district of Lhasa, capital of Tibet. Its designed annual production capacity is 50,000 metric tons of liquid milk, with an output value of up to 550 million yuan ($80.2 million), according to Mengniu.