Saving a Uygur music treasure     2017-05-11

It was a brilliant evening. Onstage, with the dutar and the tanbur (both traditional Uygur plucked-stringed instruments), Abduweli Sataer and Alipu Sedike, two musicians from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, showcased unusual sounds in the concert hall of the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing.

Company seeks automatic Chinese voice translation     2017-05-10

A Chinese voice recognition firm said it is working on a voice system to achieve automatic translation of Chinese to languages widely used in West and Central Asia, aiming to contribute to communications among countries along the Belt and Road Initiative.

Taking a tour of the Silk Road     2017-05-09

It took Michael Yamashita a few minutes to realize why he was at the Carter Center in Atlanta.

Mobile communications leader enters UHDZ     2017-05-08

Yuandao Communication Co Ltd, a leading domestic mobile communications company, established a new headquarters in the Urumqi High-tech Industrial Development Zone (UHDZ) on May 5.

Over 20,000 Xinjiang graduates return home     2017-04-28

More than 21,000 college graduates have returned to Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region after finishing their studies in other parts of the country, local authorities said Wednesday.

Xinjiang rural labor forces to receive skill training     2017-04-26

From this year onwards, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is to carry out skill training for the rural labor forces, in order to tackle the shortage of skilled workers.

Population of Xinjiang's endangered amphibian stops declining     2017-04-25

Efforts to keep Xinjiang salamander (Ranodon Sibiricus), an endangered amphibian, from going extinct have had success.

Urumqi holds volunteer greening campaign     2017-04-24

A volunteer tree-planting campaign was organized by the Urumqi High-tech Industrial Development Zone on April 22, resulting in the addition of a 150 mu (10 hectare) green area along Weiyi Road.