This winter, Nicolas de Fermor, a passionate French skier, traded the familiar for the unexpected. He set off on an inaugural journey to northwest China's Xinjiang, where a booming ice-and-snow tourism season is drawing an increasing number of international tourists.
2025-12-04The Tianshan Forum for Central Asia Economic Cooperation opened on Tuesday in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, drawing over 300 government officials and representatives from financial institutions, think tanks and the private sector to discuss promoting trade and investment across the region.
2025-12-03Tax refunds for overseas tourists at the aviation port in Urumqi, Xinjiang's main international gateway, hit over 8 million yuan (about 1.13 million U.S. dollars) in the first ten months of this year, a 26-fold year-on-year increase.
2025-12-02A freight train, loaded with daily necessities, vehicle parts and other goods, on Wednesday departed from the Alashankou Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, heading for Malaszewicze, Poland.
2025-11-28China’s ice and snow economy is projected to reach 1.0053 trillion yuan (approximately $140 billion) in 2025, according to media reports, citing the China Ice and Snow Industry Development Research Report (2025) released at the recent World Winter Sports Expo (WWSE).
2025-11-25Since the late 90s, teachers from China's developed eastern regions have been crossing to the less-developed western edge of the country to balance out the education gap.
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