URUMQI, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yunfeng, who is in charge of a farmers' cooperative for aquaculture in Dongbag Township in Shache County, located in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, was struck by the astonishment on the faces of local villagers upon seeing the Australian freshwater crayfish for the first time. Living in southern Xinjiang with the expansive Gobi Desert for generations, the locals, who have endured poverty, struggled to comprehend how people outside the region considered this "unusual" aquatic product a delicacy.
BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- China's centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have intensified efforts to assist Xinjiang in expanding employment since 2022, pledging to further support high-quality development in Xinjiang. According to a conference held by the Xinjiang government and China's top state-asset regulator on Monday, the central enterprises' work in assisting the development of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has achieved remarkable results in the past two years.
BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Li Lan, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), has seen firsthand the development of the Alataw Pass port and opening up of the inland Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China. Bordering Kazakhstan, the land port is a vital port in Xinjiang, boasting 115 freight train routes linking 25 countries and regions.
URUMQI, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region had 1,911 high-tech enterprises in 2023, spanning fields such as smart agriculture, new energy, and new materials, hitting a record high, local authorities said on Friday. The number of small and medium-sized scientific and technological enterprises reached 2,256 in Xinjiang in 2023, an increase of 80.
