The Shenzhen-based genetic sequencing firm BGI signed a cooperation contract with Urumqi High-tech Industrial Development Zone on April 16 to launch a genetic project in the zone.
The human resources and social security bureau of Urumqi High-tech Industrial Development Zone has organized dance training sessions for local residents from different ethnic groups starting on April 2.
Xinjiang plans to spend 14.4 billion yuan on the construction or expansion of 17 airports this year to enhance the region's role as a transport terminal linking China with Central Asia.
Cross-border renminbi settlement grew 44-fold to 220 billion yuan ($32 billion) in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region since the region launched the business in 2010.
China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will build more kindergartens and hire more bilingual teachers to improve its three-year bilingual pre-school education.
