Grid project completion brings stable electricity to southern Xinjiang

A 3.6-billion-yuan ($514.29 million) grid project was officially completed and started operation in the southern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region by the end of December, six months ahead of schedule.

New rice strains offer brighter future for nomadic herders in Xinjiang

Large swathes of barren salty land in Akto county, in the southwest of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, were close to worthless for members of the nomadic Kirgiz ethnic group.

Xinjiang continues to top China's cotton production

The cotton output of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region exceeded 5 million tonnes, accounting for 84.9 percent of the total in China, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

Livestock and poultry gene bank to be established in Xinjiang

The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will establish the first national gene bank for domestic livestock and poultry breeds in the west of the country by the end of this year.

Hotpot on ice offers a warm welcome to Xinjiang

Winter sports enthusiasts can now feast on hotpot while skiing in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.

Uygur mom mystified to be reported as 'missing'

Halnur Halik said she was furious after learning her personal information was used in an online campaign to "find missing Uygurs in China" while she had been busy working toward a better life in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.