They are a spectacular sight, made all the more enchanting because one has to trek thousands of meters up the mountains to behold them. But they are far less important as a treat to the eyes. Their real worth lies in the freshwater they store. They have given birth to civilizations and nurtured them for centuries, even millenniums. But today they are under threat because they are most vulnerable to global warming, for which humans have only themselves to blame.
Urumqi Customs is striving to make clearance procedures more efficient to help build Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region into a corridor for China's foreign trade with Central and South Asian countries, its head said in an interview with China Daily.
The Customs Union of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus has affected trade ties between Kazakhstan and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in China, Malina Jianabuer, deputy director-general of the region's Commerce Department told China Daily during an interview on Wednesday.
Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is facing a golden opportunity of construction, opening-up and development after the central government outlined Xinjiang's development goals and tasks.
Guangdong, an economically developed province in south China, has planned to help the northwestern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region establish a major cotton manufacturing base.
PetroChina Co Ltd will open its pipelines to meet demand from the oil industry's downstream businesses in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, the first of a series of moves designed to help develop the northwestern region's petrochemical industry.
Xinjiang, a key area for trade with Russia and neighboring Central Asian countries, will invest greatly in infrastructure systems to improve the opening up of the region, said a senior regional official.
Millions of low-income residents in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have received a huge boost as billions of yuan in government funds are being handed out to improve living standards.
Jinan based Chinese steel producer Shandong Iron and Steel Group inked a total of four cooperation agreements with the Administrative Office of Kashgar
China's National Development and Reform Commission approved the first coal-to-gas project planned for Xinjiang, the Shanghai Securities News reported today, citing an unidentified person familiar with the situation.
Leading Chinese power company Huaneng said Tuesday it has launched a 26 billion yuan ($3.8 billion) synthetic natural gas (SNG) project in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to boost energy exploration and production there.
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