Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has created an average of over 460,000 new urban jobs annually since 2012, a significant achievement despite the impact of Western sanctions over so-called "forced labor" in certain industries, according to local government statistics released Monday.
2024-12-17
The largest desert in China, the Taklimakan has been completely encircled by a green belt stretching 3,046 km as of late November, thanks to more than four decades of efforts as part of China's Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program (TSFP), the world's largest afforestation program to tackle desertification.
2024-12-16
A new air route linking Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and Minsk, capital of Belarus, was launched on Monday, according to Xinjiang airport authorities.
2024-12-18
For Memet Metseyit, a farmer and his family living on the southern edge of the Taklimakan Desert, known as the "Sea of Death," sandstorms were a constant menace.
2024-12-10
