URUMQI, May 4 (Xinhua) -- Ili, in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is often called a land of green valleys and flowing rivers. Framed by the Tianshan Mountains and bordering Kazakhstan, it was once distant and less developed.
Residents interplant blackberry lily, a perennial herb, at Wanhuayuan Desertification Control Zone in Yutian county, Hetian prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo/Gao Meihuizi) At the edge of the Taklamakan Desert, once known as the "Sea of Death," in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a win-win situation for desertification control and livelihood improvement has taken shape, bringing vast stretches of greenery to the desert and big smiles to locals' faces.
URUMQI, April 9 (Xinhua) -- The 9th China-Eurasia Expo is scheduled to be held in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, from June 25 to 29, its organizers announced. Since it was first held in 2011, the expo has expanded its influence across Eurasia.
URUMQI, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reported a robust start to foreign trade in 2026, with total import and export value reaching 71.22 billion yuan (about 10.
