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Tewpiq on
March 25, 2008
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In today’s economic news: Ürümchi takes measure to control inflation. Aid continues to pour in for areas affected by extreme cold. The City of Ürümchi is taking more concrete measures to control infla—I mean rising [...]
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Also tagged: agriculture, banking, coal, construction, earthquakes, energy, food, fruit, geology, government, grains, inflation, measles, news, ports, prices, production, tajikistan, trade, travel, weather, Xinjiang
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Tewpiq on
January 29, 2008
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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 [...]
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Also tagged: annual statistics, bilingual education, disaster, energy, fire, foreign trade, government, health care, Kashgar, Khotan, Lop Nur, military, nuclear, pollution, Qizilsu, transportation, Urumchi, weather, XPCC
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Porfiriy on
January 07, 2008
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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 [...]
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Also tagged: annual statistics, bilingual education, corruption, family planning, foreign trade, fruit, global warming, government, health care, natural gas, nur bekri, oil, olympics, pollution, propaganda, railroads, skiing, statistics, tajikistan, travelogues, writing, XPCC
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Porfiriy on
December 31, 2007
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This week saw even more year-end statistics, the publishing of software that can recognize Uyghur, Kazakh, and Kirghiz writing on scanned images, yet another closure of the Urumqi International Airport, the opening of the new [...]
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Also tagged: annual statistics, aviation, banking, computers, crime, electricity, energy, gold, investments, Kashgar, kazakhstan, medical care, natural disasters, odditites, oil, pipelines, RPPCC, social welfare, SOEs, software, tourism, transportation, XPCC
Posted by
Porfiriy on
December 26, 2007
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Merry Christmas and Blessed Qurban Festival from The New Dominion! Beginning last Thursday Musilms throughout Xinjiang and China celebrated Qurban Heyt, which commemorates Abraham’s obedience to God when commanded to sacrifice his eldest son Ishmael. [...]
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Also tagged: accidents, annual statistics, coal, cotton, education, gold, google earth, herders, holiday, india, international loans, international projects, international trade, kyrgyzstan, literature, medical care, military, mining, natural gas, pollution, ports, sanitation, social welfare, statistics, tajikistan, trade, XPCC
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Porfiriy on
December 17, 2007
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This week, Xinjiang saw a noble wild camel rescue operation, the unearthing of 2400 year-old wheat stalks, the temporary closure of Urumqi International Airport due to heavy fog, a flurry of end-of-the-year statistics, and more, [...]
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Also tagged: annual statistics, basketball, CBA, coal, cotton, crime, cultural sites, diseases, economy, education, energy, growth, Ismail Tiliwaldi, kazakhstan, Language in Xinjiang, mandarin, national parks, oil, pipelines, prices, statistics, the silk road, transportation, Wang Lequan, wildlife, XPCC
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Porfiriy on
December 10, 2007
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This week Xinjiang saw the founding of the “Frontier Nationalities Orchestra,” the groundbreaking of Xinjiang’s largest inland fishing port, an education seminar and a writing seminar in Urumqi, a crackdown on poaching, the topographical conquest [...]
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Porfiriy on
December 03, 2007
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This week, Xinjiang’s Olympic athletes began their final winter training session, the number four was banished from future Urumqi license plates, a medical specialist blew the whistle on lead poisoning problems among Xinjiang children, Urumqi [...]
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Also tagged: 2008 Olympics, AIDS, basketball, car ownership, CBA, Central Asia, construction, crime, drugs, education, egypt, fishing, migrant workers, natural gas, oil, pollution, public health, SCO, standing committee, technology
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Porfiriy on
November 26, 2007
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This week, Xinjiang saw four television-worthy crimes, the defeat of a 50-year old coal mine fire, the passing of an old Xinjiang hand, the demise of both confusing toilet signs and the iconic outdoor kebab [...]
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Also tagged: astronomy, basketball, CBA, coal, conservation, crime, cultural sites, desertification, disposable income, drugs, earthquakes, firearms, health care, hospitals, islam, japan, kazakhs, meteorology, migrant workers, netherlands, PLA, pollution, power, qaramay, settlement programs, UN, USA, XPCC
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Porfiriy on
November 19, 2007
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This week, Xinjiang saw more and more national park action, continuing victories for the Flying Tigers, a great outpouring of charity for Xinjiang’s first “Donation Month,” a new bus route to Mongolia, and more, under [...]
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Also tagged: basketball, bilingual education, CBA, charity, conservation, corruption, cultural preservation, cultural sites, earthquakes, ecology, education, foreign trade, foreigners in xinjiang, geology, hospitals, Ismail Tiliwaldi, journalism, justice, kazakhs, law, legends, medicine, mongolia, nasreddin appendi, national parks, newspapers, Przewalski's horse, regional government, safety, sports, transportation
Posted by
Porfiriy on
November 12, 2007
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The first week of November saw a national level committee investigate AIDS statistics and prevention practices in Xinjiang, international level efforts to help protect Przewalski’s horses from the front-bumper menace, interested investors from Europe and [...]
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Also tagged: agriculture, AIDS, conservation, diseases, economy, education, historic sites, internet, Ismail Tiliwaldi, jobs, justice, livestock, morals, natural gas, oil, overseas investment, population, Przewalski's horse, public health, russia, separatism, social welfare, travelogue, video
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Porfiriy on
November 04, 2007
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Welcome to the inaugural post of the New Dominion’s Xinjiang Roundup feature. This (hopefully) weekly post will aggregate news stories, blog posts, and other Xinjiang-related websites that appeared in the preceding seven days. This week, [...]