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  • Finding Kashgar | Friends from around world gather in Xinjiang for rural football match

    Deep in Xinjiang, the whistle blows, and it's game on! Friends from all corners of the globe are joining in for a rural footie frenzy. Join us for kick-off in Kashgar and enjoy the magic of the game.

    December10,2025


  • GLOBALink | Xinjiang's first "snow break" energizes students, boosts winter economy

    As the first official "snow break" in China's Xinjiang draws to a close, primary and secondary students have taken full advantage of the region's unique ice and snow resources to strengthen their physical fitness, while giving a fresh momentum to the region's ice-and-snow economy.

    December08,2025


  • Xinjiang's Horgos port handles over 9,000 China-Europe freight trains in 2025

    A China-Europe freight train loaded with garments, toys, electromechanical products and auto parts departed earlier this week from Horgos Railway Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for Malaszewicze, Poland, marking the 9,000th such train to pass through the port this year.

    December05,2025


  • GLOBALink | Students in China's Xinjiang embrace winter sports during snow break

    Students in Altay Prefecture, a popular ski destination in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, are embracing winter sports during their first-ever snow break.

    December02,2025


  • Xinjiang launches consumption voucher program to boost winter tourism

    Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region will launch a consumption voucher program on Nov. 14 to boost winter tourism during its snowy season, the regional culture and tourism department announced on Thursday.

    November07,2025


  • Xinhua Headlines: Two years on, free trade zone catalyzes Xinjiang's opening up, development

    Established two years ago as the first of its kind in the country's northwestern border regions, China (Xinjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) has turned Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region into a key logistics and trade hub, driving high-quality development through high-standard opening up.

    November04,2025


  • China's Urumqi launches one-stop airport services center for foreign arrivals

    A center offering integrated services for foreigners arriving in Urumqi, the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, opened on Thursday in the international arrivals hall of the city's Tianshan International Airport. The new center is designed to provide a one-stop suite of services for foreigners upon landing.

    October24,2025


  • Diplomats, business leaders in Hong Kong explore Xinjiang's beauty, eye collaboration

    A delegation of consular corps and business communities based in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) recently wrapped up a visit to northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a visit organized by the Commissioner's Office of the Chinese Foreign Ministry in the HKSAR to boost exchanges between Hong Kong and Xinjiang.

    October20,2025


  • Xinjiang forges ahead as gateway for opening up

    Xinjiang is seeing increased vitality across the board as the region accelerates its efforts to the construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a key logistics network connecting China's western regions to global markets.

    September26,2025


  • China's westernmost railway station links hinterland to wide world

    For tourists, Akto County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has many attractions, such as snow-crowned peaks, glacier-blue lakes and candy-sweet apricots.

    September22,2025


  • Feature: Xinjiang's e-commerce surge brings Chinese goods closer to world

    "I never anticipated that in northern Kazakhstan, we would be able to receive goods purchased from Chinese e-commerce platforms," Nursultan, who did not reveal his full name, told Xinhua recently.

    September18,2025


  • Across China: Xinjiang digs into Silk Road legacy for tourism gold

    In the heart of Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a theater complex brings the ancient Silk Road to life with eight immersive shows that draw audiences into the very stories of the past.

    September17,2025


  • Xinjiang's major land port handles over 5,000 China-Europe freight train trips in 2025

    As of Sept. 1, Alashankou Port, also known as Alataw Pass, a primary land port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, had handled over 5,000 China-Europe (Central Asia) freight train trips this year, according to China Railway Urumqi Group Co., Ltd.

    September03,2025


  • Horgos Port sees over 1 mln passenger trips this year

    As of Aug. 21 this year, the number of inbound and outbound travelers passing through Horgos Port in Xinjiang, northwest China has reached 1.04 million, marking a year-on-year increase of 28 percent.

    August25,2025


  • Hami-Chongqing UHV DC power transmission project sees transmission capacity exceed 5 bln kWh

    As of 3:00 am on August 15, the Hami-Chongqing ±800 kilovolt ultra-high voltage direct current (UHV DC) power transmission project has transmitted over 5 billion kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity cumulatively since its commissioning on June 10, injecting strong momentum into Chongqing's energy supply and green development.

    August19,2025


  • GLOBALink | International dancers strum cross-cultural chords in Xinjiang

    Running from July 20 to Aug. 5, the China Xinjiang International Dance Festival featured 52 performances by 24 art groups from home and abroad.

    August05,2025


  • Xinjiang's two railway ports see over 10,000 China-Europe freight train trips in 2025

    Alashankou, also known as Alataw Pass, now hosts 124 China-Europe freight train routes, reaching 21 countries, including Germany and Poland.

    July29,2025


  • Int'l dance festival opens in China's Xinjiang with 52 performances

    The 7th China Xinjiang International Dance Festival opened on Sunday in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, featuring 52 performances over 17 days until Aug. 5.

    July21,2025


  • Xinjiang's major land port sees over 4,000 China-Europe freight train trips

    Alashankou, also known as Alataw Pass, a primary land port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, had handled more than 4,000 China-Europe (Central Asia) freight train trips this year as of Wednesday, according to China Railway Urumqi Group Co., Ltd.

    July16,2025


  • China's Xinjiang to host international dance festival

    The 7th China Xinjiang International Dance Festival will open on July 20 in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and run until Aug. 5, the organizers told a press conference held in Urumqi on Wednesday.

    July03,2025


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