2008-05-14 Urumqi Statistics show that a total of 18.98 billion tons of coal reserves were discovered in Xinjiang in 2007, consolidating the province's position as a strategic energy base. The construction of the railway between Urumqi and the Zhundong coal...
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We report the timing-analysis results obtained for RRAT J1819-1458 from regular timing observations at 1.54 GHz using the Urumqi 25 m radio telescope between 2007 April to 2008 March. RRAT J1819-1458 is a relatively young and...
Fully mobile barber’s shop mounted on a bicycle – including an electric razor that was still buzzing hours after this photo was taken. Who’s the road warrior now? Photos above from Beijing. See also: advertising skills for sale...
Urumqi police have raided an apartment which housed 15 ethnic Uyghurs and alleged Islamic terrorists shouting "sacrifice for Allah". A spokesman said they tried to break out when police used tear gas to flush them out, wielding...
By CHRISTOPHER BODEEN, Associated Press Writer 2 minutes ago BEIJING - Chinese police shot dead five members of a radical Islamic separatist group in western China, state media reported Wednesday, as officials called for an...