Urziashim Usur is never happier than when he is making traditional Xinjiang stamped cloth with his family.
A plan rolled out by the central authorities to create a level playing field and boost financing channels for small and medium-sized enterprises will inject fresh impetus for the growth of SMEs, officials and experts said.
Medical fund fraud to face stricter range of penalties
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories about the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, looking at developments in the area's economy, culture, business sector and measures to alleviate poverty.
It used to be hard for Altumkhz Salam, a fashion-conscious Uygur woman, to find clothes that matched her dress sense, and even harder to get her hands on them, because she lives in one of China's remotest areas.
My big dream right now is to buy a Mercedes car with money I earned myself. That is beyond the reach of most young people here, but as my online business is taking off, I believe that day will eventually come.
Editor's note: Event Horizon Telescope researchers released the first-ever image of a black hole on Wednesday evening. The extraordinary scientific feat was accomplished by a team of more than 200 researchers from across the world, including 16 from the Chinese mainland. Three experts share their views on the breakthrough achievement with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang. Excerpts follow:
A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force F-35A stealth fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean off the northern coast of Japan on Tuesday. Japan and the United States have mobilized a large number of aircraft and ships to search for the plane and the pilot around the crash site. Until now, they have only found the wreckage of the aircraft without any trace of the pilot.
Editor's note: With an increasing number of Chinese people, especially youngsters, getting addicted to watching short video clips on their smartphones, reading seems to have become a dying hobby. Books are not only the most powerful source of knowledge, they also open people's minds to new, innovative ideas and give flight to their imagination. How can more people be encouraged to read books? Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Wang Kan. Excerpts follow:
Editor's note: This is the third in a series of stories about the Tibet autonomous region, focusing on the area's history, the cultural and business sectors and poverty alleviation measures.
Chamdo Bamda Airport in the Tibet autonomous region does not have a good reputation among the local people: it is renowned as the world's second-highest commercial airport, reputed to be the farthest such facility from a city anywhere in the world, and the one with the worst weather on the planet.
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