Worshippers pray in the Ak Mosque in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on April 13, 2021. (Xinhua/Sun Shaoxiong) URUMQI, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Muslims in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region began observing Ramadan on Tuesday under regular anti-COVID-19 measures.
A staff member checks a China-Europe freight train in Alataw Pass, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Feb. 7, 2021.
The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), a major cotton base in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has been improving the quality of cotton by introducing new cotton varieties and advancing farming technologies and facilities. File photo taken on March 27 shows a seeder planting cotton seeds in a field in Yeyungou village, Luntai county, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
URUMQI, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is now enjoying the best period of prosperity and development in its history, a regional government official said Wednesday. According to Erkin Tuniyaz, vice-chairman of the regional government, some people in the world with ulterior motives have ignored the fact that the people of Xinjiang are living a better life, and have instead deliberately spread rumors about the so-called "forced labor", "forced sterilization" and "genocide".