Flowers bloom in the desert     2017-03-24

Visitors to Northwest China are more likely to expect to see barren wilderness and deserts than a landscape of blooming flowers, but this is the region that likes to defy expectations.

Xinjiang promotes remote medical care     2017-03-24

Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has joined the national trans-provincial medical care platform.

Conservation jobs help alleviate poverty in Xinjiang     2017-03-23

Authorities in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have recruited more than 8,000 poor farmers and herdsmen to take care of the region's forests this year.

Xinjiang's first double-deck bridge to open     2017-03-22

The first double-deck steel truss bridge to be built in Xinjiang will open to traffic by the end of October.

HBL Pakistan opens branch in Urumqi     2017-03-21

Habib Bank Ltd (HBL), the largest bank in Pakistan, launched its branch at Urumqi High-tech Industrial Development Zone in Urumqi on March 20, marking the company’s first business branch in China.

Urumqi brings big data to agriculture     2017-03-20

A conference hosted by Qu Zhengang, director of the big data industry promotion bureau of Urumqi High-tech Industrial Development Zone, was held in the zone on March 11.

Xinjiang increases size of aviation fleet     2017-03-16

Xinjiang's general aviation fleet will import 10 new aircraft from Switzerland this year to develop tourism, improve emergency rescue capabilities and boost its role in the Belt and Road Initiative, according to officials.

Xinjiang to make record-high investments in transportation infrastructure     2017-03-15

The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will invest heavily in more high-speed railways and highways to build a high-quality transportation network that can truly support the Belt and Road Initiative.