Passenger numbers at Tibet's airports surged by 21.1 percent year on year to about 2.22 million in 2012, according to regional civil aviation administration figures available on Thursday.
A man makes a mobile phone call in Lhasa, Tibet autonomous region on Jan 23, 2013. As the development of communication speeds up in Tibet, the number of mobile phones has increased, accounting for 85 percent of telephone use according to the data from local communication administration bureau. Statistic shows the number of mobile phone users reached 232.5 million in November 2012.
Foreign trade of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region grew 10.3 percent year on year in 2012, reaching 25.17 billion U.S. dollars, amid an economic slowdown home and abroad.
Foreign trade for southwest China's Tibet autonomous region topped $3 billion last year, a year-on-year increase of 152.02 percent.
The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region plans to focus on new industrial bases for the cities of Urumqi, Alaer, Shihezi, and the Kuytun-Dushanzi district this year.
A drug-trafficking suspect was seized and a parcel containing 319.6 grams of heroin confiscated by police in Kuerle in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
A drug-trafficking suspect was seized and a parcel containing 319.6 grams of heroin confiscated by police in Kuerle in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
European and U.S. businesses led the inflow in 2012 of foreign capital into northwest China's Xinjiang, eyeing its abundant resources and proximity to central Asia, industry observers say.
China's disease control authorities will continue supporting the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to keep the region polio-free, a senior official has said.
Villagers in Kanas Scenic Spot, a famous nature reserve and geological park in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, have received a subsidy from the scenic spot's management office, local news portal tianshannet.com.cn reported.
A court in Xinjiang Tuesday sentenced three men to death and another man to life imprisonment over guilt of attempting to hijack an aircraft in June.
A special report about one-week visit to Urumqi and Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture
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