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Ultra-deep oil, gas production hit milestone in Tarim oilfield

March 14, 2025

China's largest ultra-deep oil and gas production base, the Tarim oilfield, has extracted 150 million metric tons of oil and gas equivalent from formations deeper than 6,000 meters so far, as China's oil giants accelerate ultra-deep exploration and technological advances to bolster energy security in recent years.
From Xinjiang with love, fabulous food, thanks to parcel power

March 7, 2025

Thanks to the growth of China's parcel delivery network, people in the westernmost part of the country can now sell local agricultural products such as mutton and fruit in the rest of China, greatly improving their lives, a political adviser says.
Drilling completed in Xinjiang on Asia's deepest vertical well

February 20, 2025

The drilling of China's first ultra-deep scientific exploration well, Shenditake 1, has been completed at a depth of 10,910 meters, making it the deepest vertical well in Asia and the second-deepest in the world, China National Petroleum Corp, the well's operator, said on Thursday.
Xinjiang's fur skiers find fame in Asian winter games

February 12, 2025

Azamat Adalbek is a skilled snowboarder. However, the 16-year-old from Altay prefecture in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region knows he still has a long way to go before he becomes a fur skiing pro like his father and uncle, and Azamat had been looking forward to owning a pair of fur skis tailor-made for him by his father.
Xinjiang's ice and snow economy shines as 9th Asian Winter Games begins

February 8, 2025

Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, a place rich in ice and snow resources, has been making remarkable progress in developing its own ice and snow economy, with winter tourism being a key component. In the 2023-2024 winter season, Xinjiang's ice and snow tourism revenue reached 106.7 billion yuan (about $14.64 billion), a 263.74 percent increase on the previous year. This figure is expected to be surpassed in the current winter season.
New life for ancient ruins

February 7, 2025

The first digital exhibition to spotlight the Niya ruins site in the country's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is open to the public at the Alight Room Lafayette Culture Space in Shanghai through July 25.
3 men, horse honored for daring rescue

February 7, 2025

The dramatic rescue of a middle-aged man from drowning in a river by three men and a horse has captivated the hearts of numerous netizens and led to his saviors being honored by officials in Hubei province.
Xinjiang set record for grain output in 2024

January 23, 2025

The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has been transformed from having terrain dominated by desert into being a "granary on the frontier", officials said, citing efforts to improve saline-alkali soil and increase high-standard farmland to bolster national food security.