China official seeks tougher rules on religion after Xinjiang blasts

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 12:02

A senior Chinese official called for stricter management of religious activities, state media said on Monday, following explosions in China`s western region of Xinjiang.

Three killed in blasts in China`s restive Xinjiang

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 00:06

At least three people were killed and two others injured on Friday in three explosions set off by militants in China`s volatile Xinjiang province, bordering PoK.

China`s Xinjiang doubling anti-terror budget

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 18:11

China`s restive Xinjiang region is doubling its budget for fighting terrorism following an unusually bloody year of anti-government attacks, state media reported on Friday.

China to focus on economic growth in Xinjiang to tackle terror

Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 19:47

China is set to abandon its policy of military crackdown to tackle the growing problem of Islamic militancy in Xinjiang and instead focus on ensuring economic growth to maintain stability in the resource-rich region.

China coal mine accidents kill 1,049 in 2013

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 13:12

Accidents in Chinese coal mines killed 1,049 people last year, down 24 percent from 2012, authorities said, reflecting both risks and improvements in the country`s thriving and often under-regulated sector.

China blames religious extremism for attack in Xinjiang

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 10:15

Xinjiang is home to a Turkic-speaking, Muslim people known as Uighurs, some of whom resent what they see as oppressive treatment by the government.

Uighur group urges independent probe into Xinjiang violence

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 09:44

An exile Uighur group on Tuesday demanded Chinese authorities allow independent investigations into a clash in Xinjiang where eight "attackers" were shot dead by police, the latest deadly incident in the largely Muslim region.

China police shoot dead eight `armed `terrorists` in Xinjiang

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 15:27

The website made no mention of any police casualties and said officials were conducting an investigation.

China says six arrested after deadly riot in Xinjiang

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 10:26

Chinese police have arrested six people they suspect of taking part in a riot near the old Silk Road city of Kashgar, in the restive far western Muslim region of Xinjiang, in which 16 people were killed, the regional government said.

Restive Xinjiang needs `ethnic healing`: Chinese media

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 09:13

China`s state-run media Tuesday called for "ethnic healing" in the restive Xinjiang region, a day after two policemen and 14 members of the mostly Muslim Uighur ethnic minority were killed in a clash.

16 killed in a clash in China’s Xinjiang region

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 01:54

Sixteen people were killed in a clash in China`s restive Xinjiang region, home to the mostly Muslim Uighur minority, reports and activists said Monday, less than two months after a fiery attack in Tiananmen Square.

Riot in China`s Xinjiang leaves 16 dead

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 11:07

Chinese police shot and killed 14 people during a riot near the old Silk Road city of Kashgar in which two policemen were also killed, the regional government said on Monday, in the latest incident of unrest in the far western region.