URUMQI, May 27 (Xinhua) -- As the Xinjiang Flying Tigers took the court for their sixth appearance in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) Finals last Tuesday, Dilxat Abaybao, watching the live broadcast at home, couldn't resist joining the cheers echoing from the arena. The 33-year-old, born prematurely and facing significant challenges since birth, finds solace and inspiration in his lifelong passion for basketball, despite speech and mobility impediments.
ISLAMABAD, May 28 (Xinhua) -- The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will bring China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Pakistan together for joint development and prosperity under the vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind, experts have said. At a recent event themed "Dynamics of Xinjiang in Pakistani Perspective," Shi Yuanqiang, minister of the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan, said that Xinjiang, as an autonomous region bordering Pakistan and a hub of Belt and Road cooperation, can play a crucial role in developing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and fostering people-to-people exchanges between the two nations.
URUMQI, May 26 (Xinhua) -- A TIR assembly center, the first in China certified by the International Road Transport Union (IRU), was established on Sunday. Located in the Kashgar Area of the China (Xinjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ), northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the center is expected to raise customs clearance efficiency for goods from Kashgar to countries in Central Asia and Europe by at least 30 percent, and in the meantime, lower transportation costs by approximately 15 percent, according to the local customs authority.
URUMQI, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Early last Sunday morning, Alikut Dilxat, aged 15, ascended the southern slope of Mount Qomolangma, attracting attention across China.` "My son told me he had fulfilled my dream," said Dilxat Abdurexit, whose own long-cherished wish was to climb Mt.
