Ürümqi

China's new mental health law to make it harder for authorities to silence petitioners

1 May 2013

The director of Xinjiang's largest mental health institution has welcomed a new law, which went into effect on Wednesday, banning involuntary inpatient treatment for many people deemed mentally...

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Briefs, November 19, 2012

19 Nov 2012

Five children 'found dead in dumpster'

4:30AM

Two plane hijacking gang members die

3 Jul 2012

Two of the six Uygur men who allegedly attempted to hijack a passenger plane in restive Xinjiang on Friday have died, state media reported yesterday.

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Talking points

25 May 2012

Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...

Mainland architect collects top award

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Trade push for restive Xinjiang

2 Sep 2011

Further opening up the economy of Xinjiang and boosting its trade with neighbouring countries are the keys to the region's rapid development, Vice-Premier Li Keqiang said yesterday as he opened...

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Talking points

1 Sep 2011

Our editors will be looking ahead today to these developing stories ...

Palates poised for China Wine Awards

6:19PM

Opinion

Worrying economic parallels between China and India

4:13PM

Howard Winn

Elsie Leung caught up in Rusal's byzantine politics

3:35AM

High alert ahead of Xinjiang expo

Airports in several major mainland cities have been placed on the second-highest security alert level since Sunday amid rumours of planned suicide attacks in the restive region of Xinjiang , where...

6:11PM

Finger-pointing over fatal clash

Xinjiang authorities said Monday's attack on a police station in Hotan that killed four people was an act of terrorism, but overseas Uygur groups alleged that police opened fire on peaceful...

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3 killed, 80 hurt as train hits bus

At least three people were killed and 80 others, mostly schoolchildren, were injured when a speeding train hit a fully loaded bus in Urumqi yesterday.

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Crackdown ahead of anniversary of riots

A month-long 'strike-hard' campaign has been launched in Urumqi to crack down on crime as authorities in the regional capital of Xinjiang gear up ahead of the first anniversary of deadly...

6:51AM

Hukou blitz in lead-up to Xinjiang anniversary

Authorities in the capital of the restive Xinjiang region have launched a three-month security campaign targeting non-permanent residents in the lead-up to the first anniversary of the deadly...

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Urumqi drill ahead of riot anniversary

Police in Xinjiang have staged their largest anti-riot drill since deadly unrest rocked the regional capital, Urumqi, in July last year.

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