Chinese paper says Islamists seek to ban TV, singing

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 11:52

Islamists in China`s far western region of Xinjiang are seeking to ban television, singing and other forms of entertainment, a newspaper said on Friday, adding that "religious extremism" was a disaster facing the area.

Salt-affected soils can absorb carbon dioxide: Scientists

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 19:27

Salt-affected soils are estimated to absorb 1.26 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide annually which may solve the mystery of the "missing carbon sink", Chinese scientists believe.

Two policemen, 9 militants killed in Xinjiang attack

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 01:08

Two policemen and nine suspected Islamist militants were killed in a clash when rebels attacked a police station in the Uyghur-majority Xinjiang province of northwest China on Saturday.

Xinjiang military chief punished after Beijing attack: Report

Last Updated: Sunday, November 3, 2013, 15:14

China`s Communist Party has expelled the military commander of Xinjiang from its ranks, state media reported on Sunday.

China says Tiananmen attackers carried out reconnaissance trips

Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 14:00

Eight suspected Islamist separatists behind a deadly attack in the Chinese capital had carried out three reconnaissance trips and collected 400 litres of fuel in preparation for their assault on Tiananmen Square, state media said.

China state media calls for strong action after Tiananmen attack

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 15:05

Chinese state media demanded severe punishment on Thursday for those behind what China said is a holy war aimed at Beijing, which it has blamed on Islamist militants from the restive Xinjiang region.

Tiananmen crash a suicide attack, two suspects identified: China Police

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 11:39

According to news reports, Police officials have named two alleged suspects linked to the Tiananmen crash attack.

Xinjiang terror link suspected in crash at Tiananmen Square

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 09:54

Chinese police suspect the involvement of Islamic militants from the restive Xinjiang region in the mysterious car crash at the iconic Tiananmen Square in which five people were killed and 38 others injured.

China calls to boost border defence along Xinjiang

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 22:18

China`s Defence Minister Chang Wanquan on Tuesday directed authorities to boost border defences in the troubled Xinjiang province, which shares frontiers with PoK and Afghanistan, to prevent infiltration by Islamist militants.

Three Islamic militants sentenced to death in China

Last Updated: Friday, September 13, 2013, 16:45

Three suspected Islamic militants from China`s Xinjiang province have been sentenced to death and another to 25 years in jail for a violent terrorist attack which killed 24 people in June this year.

China`s Xinjiang region hit by 5.1magnitude quake

Last Updated: Friday, August 30, 2013, 14:07

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake jolted Urumqi, capital of China`s remote Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region today, state media reported.

China sets up anti-terrorism team to deal with Xinjiang unrest

Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 20:45

China has set up a national anti-terrorism team specially in the restive Uyghur Muslim-inhabited Xinjiang province, where reports said 23 people were recently shot dead by police.