Monthly Archives January 2008

Xinjiang Roundup: 18 to 25 January 2008

While Porfiriy’s away, I thought I’d step in and do some news updating. Today’s post includes veterans’ benefits for nuclear test participation, an update on the Ürümchi Dehui fire, educational policy, foreign trade news, awful [...]

Hiatus

Updates for The New Dominion are going to go on temporary hiatus as I do some international traveling. Regular updates will continue soon.

Turpan Bird Flu: The Aftermath

Thanks to swift action by government organs at all levels, it looks like the outbreak of bird flu that occurred among poultry populations in Turpan on the 29th of December. A Xinhua News Network Xinjiang [...]

Xinjiang Roundup: 30 December 2007 to 5 January 2008

This week in Xinjiang, global warming was given a silver lining, the XPCC strengthened its presence in Northern Xinjiang, a model Uyghur policeman was selected as a finalist for Olympic torchbearer, TVs were distributed to [...]

H5N1 bird flu discovered in Turpan poultry populations

Internet-based media in both Chinese and English are buzzing with newly released information regarding an outbreak of the infamous H5N1 bird flu among poultry populations in Turpan. The announcement by China’s state-run press agency, the [...]

Uyghur Debut in Japanese Manga

Those of you interested in the various ways Uyghurs get depicted outside of the PRC should visit this recent post by Davesgonechina at his blog, Mutant Palm. DGC’s friend discovered a manga called Eden where [...]