Hami city held an anti-terrorism drill with police, armed police and military after a deadly terrorist attack left 24 dead in Shanshan county of Turpan prefecture last week.
The People's Daily called for steadfast efforts to maintain social stability in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in a commentary published on Tuesday.
Police authorities in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region announced it would reward whistleblowers who expose terrorist plots, a move to help rebuild stability after a recent deadly terrorist attack. Xinjiang violence reaction across Chinese media CPC paper urges stability in Xinjiang
The terrorists can not represent any ethic group or any religious group. They have betrayed their country as well as their ethnic group.
Nineteen people in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have been detained for making up and spreading rumors via text messages and the Internet.
Police in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Sunday captured the rioter that had been on the run after a terrorist attack which killed 24 people on Wednesday.
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The death toll from a bus accident in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region rose to 15 on Wednesday.
Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain have left two people dead and affected 45,000 others in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
Herdsmen move their cattle and sheep to fresh pastures in Altay in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on June 13, 2013.
With China expecting a record 6.99 million students to graduate from college this summer, hopes are high that many of them can be attracted to work in the country's less-developed west.
The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region's foreign trade has diversified, as the region strengthens its efforts at exploring emerging markets.
A goldmine with a potential economic value of 20 billion yuan ($3.3 billion) was discovered in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Xinjiang Daily reported on Tuesday.