The developer of a large coal-to-SNG project in Yili Kazakh autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, has promised to keep the atmosphere and water clean amid concerns that the project may damage the local environment.
A northwest county in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regions plans to dramatically increase its gold production in the next four years.
Economic development remains the key for solving various social problems in Xinjiang, despite three terrorism attacks in Hotan and Kashgar, said Kurax Mahsut, vice-chairman of the autonomous region.
Xinjiang has implemented comprehensive measures to ensure maximum safety and security for the first China-Eurasia Expo to be held in Urumqi, capital of the northwest autonomous region, the organizer said.
The recent attacks in Hotan and Kashgar in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will not affect tourism targets, said Chi Chongqing, Party chief of the regional tourism bureau.
A once dreadful slum in the capital of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has witnessed a staggering 70 percent drop in crime in the past two years as the local government fine-tuned its role to offer more "services" and less on management.
A group of religious extremists led by culprits trained in overseas terrorist camps were behind the weekend attack on civilians in China's far-western Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region that left 6 dead and 15 others wounded, the local government said Monday.
Police special forces try to recue the “hostage” during an anti-terror exercise in Urumqi, the capital of Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
More than 500 native Xinjiang minors have been rescued since a national anti-trafficking campaign was launched by public security departments across the country in April.
Four people, including a police officer, and an unconfirmed number of rioters were killed on Monday after a police station was attacked and set on fire in Hotan, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
More than 460 people have been forced to evacuate after their homes were damaged in an 5.2-magnitude quake that hit China's far-western Xinjiang region early Monday, local authorities said Monday night.
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale hit Qinghe County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region at 3:05 am Beijing Time Monday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.