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China: Massive Boulder Crashes into Pavilion at Tangshan Scenic Spot

A massive boulder tumbled down a mountainside at a scenic area in Yutian County, Tangshan, Hebei, on May 27, 2026, smashing into a pavilion and destroying it in a cloud of dust. Nearby tourists quickly fled and narrowly avoided being hit. A witness estimated the boulder measured two to three meters in diameter. Authorities barred access to the affected area while handling the aftermath.

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US: Meteor Spotted in Allegheny County, Western Pennsylvania

A suspected meteorite landed near Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday morning, March 17, after a bright fireball was reported across multiple states, including Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Michigan — and as far as Virginia and Canada. NASA and the National Weather Service confirmed the event, describing the space rock as weighing about 7 tons and traveling at nearly 45,000 mph. The impact released energy equivalent to 250 tons of TNT, rattling windows and triggering hundreds of emergency calls from alarmed residents.

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US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

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US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations 2

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

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China Completes 750-kV Power Transmission Loop

- Staff members lay grass grids under a power transmission tower in Yutian County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 24, 2025. China has finished construction of a 4,197-km extra-high voltage power transmission loop around the Tarim Basin, home to the country's largest desert, marking a major infrastructure milestone in southern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The final section of the 750-kilovolt (kV) loop, now the country's largest of its kind, was connected on Sunday, capping a 15-year project involving nine substations and nearly 10,000 steel towers, according to a subsidiary of State Grid Xinjiang Electric Power Co., Ltd., which constructed the project. Photo by Ma Yuan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Mid-Missouri Hit by Severe Storms and Possible Tornado, Thousands Lose Power

Severe storms swept through mid-Missouri on Sunday, April 20, prompting tornado warnings and causing widespread damage. A possible tornado in Callaway County injured one person in New Bloomfield. Thousands of customers experienced power outages.

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

An aerial drone photo taken on April 8, 2025 shows people planting coix at a sand industry experimental base in Yutian County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enha

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

A villager arranges a drip irrigation pipe at a desert-control model zone in Yutian County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 8, 2025. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-locking e

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

A villager plants coix at a sand industry experimental base in Yutian County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on April 8, 2025. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-locking efforts to ac

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Taklimakan Desert Control Afforestation - China

People arrange drip irrigation pipes at a sand-control experimental base in Yutian County of Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 8, 2025. The Taklimakan Desert in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers 337,600 square kilometers and its circumference measures 3,046 kilometers, making it the largest desert in China and the second-largest drifting desert in the world. Thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts, the Taklimakan Desert was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024. In 2025, Xinjiang aims to afforest a land area of about 796,000 hectares, including 562,666 hectares for frontline control in the Taklimakan Desert. These afforestations form a part of the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, the world's largest afforestation program, which tackles desertification in northwest, north and northeast China. Meanwhile, Xinjiang will further widen the sand-blocking green belt and enhance desert-locking ef

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#CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-PREPARATION (CN)

(240123) -- BEIJING, Jan. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Spring Festival decorations are on sale at a local market in Yutian County, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 23, 2024. Various events are held across the country in celebration of the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 10 this year. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)

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(240114) -- BEIJING, Jan. 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A customer selects decorations for Spring Festival at a market in Yutian County, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 13, 2024. China's 2024 Spring Festival holiday will run from Feb. 10 to 17. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-PREPARATION (CN)

(240113) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A customer selects decorations for Spring Festival at a market in Yutian County, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 13, 2024. China's 2024 Spring Festival holiday will run from Feb. 10 to 17. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)

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Rose plantation promises rosy future for farmers in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Rose plantation promises rosy future for farmers in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: May 24, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:35 LOCATION: YUTIAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of villagers picking roses in the rose farm 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Uygur): ZORHEGULI YAKUF, Villager 3. various of rose-related products 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YAN YONGJUN, Chairman of Xinjiang Yutian Guimi Biological Technology Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Diverse varieties of roses have become a source of vitality for the local economy in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Located on the southern edge of China's largest desert, the Taklamakan, Yutian County in Hotan Prefecture has a long rose planting history. SOUNDBITE 1 (Uygur): ZORHEGULI YAKUF, Villager "Every May, when the roses bloom, I come here to pick them. Picking one kilogram of roses can earn me 3 yuan (about 0.42 U.S. dollars). I pick over 40 kilograms a day, and that'll make me nearly 150 yuan (about 21.23 U.S. dollars). My folks, friends, and f

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#CHINA-SPRING FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION-RABBIT ELEMENTS (CN)

(230116) -- BEIJING, Jan. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A folk artist colours a piece of work at a clay figurine workshop in Yutian County, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 16, 2023. As the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Rabbit approaches, decorative items and handicraft works featuring the image of the rabbit, one of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals, are sweeping the streets, adding festive atmosphere to the event. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HEBEI-TANGSHAN-FOOD PRODUCTION (CN)

(230112) -- TANGSHAN, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees work in a sausage factory in Yutian County, Tangshan City, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The food processing enterprises in Yutian ramped up production to meet the market demands for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-TANGSHAN-FOOD PRODUCTION (CN)

(230112) -- TANGSHAN, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees work in a sausage factory in Yutian County, Tangshan City, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The food processing enterprises in Yutian ramped up production to meet the market demands for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-TANGSHAN-FOOD PRODUCTION (CN)

(230112) -- TANGSHAN, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees work in a sausage factory in Yutian County, Tangshan City, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The food processing enterprises in Yutian ramped up production to meet the market demands for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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CHINA-HEBEI-TANGSHAN-FOOD PRODUCTION (CN)

(230112) -- TANGSHAN, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees work in a sausage factory in Yutian County, Tangshan City, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 12, 2023. The food processing enterprises in Yutian ramped up production to meet the market demands for the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Yang Shiyao)

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#CHINA-FARMING-HARVEST (CN)

(221010) -- BEIJING, Oct. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Oct. 10, 2022 shows villagers harvesting Chinese cabbages in Hongqiao Town of Yutian County, north China's Hebei Province. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)

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Uygur delivery man travels over 5,000 km to support Shanghai's logistics

STORY: Uygur delivery man travels over 5,000 km to support Shanghai's logistics DATELINE: April 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:18 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): USMAN REJEP, Courier 2. various of travelling 3. various of Shanghai's distribution STORYLINE: A Uygur delivery man from Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang, has traveled over 5,000 km in 55 hours to Shanghai to help with the megacity's logistics. Shanghai has been working hard to boost the supply of daily necessities for its population of 25 million, as it has adopted restriction measures to tackle the latest resurgence of COVID-19 since late March. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): USMAN REJEP, Courier "I'm Usman Rejep, a courier from Yutian County in Xinjiang's Hotan prefecture. To help with the logistics in Shanghai, our company mobilized us to come to Shanghai. And I personally also wanted to come here to contribute to the anti-epidemic efforts. I set off from Yutian County on April 14 and arrived in Shanghai thi

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maynurhan Amang (front) work at a workshop in the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan said.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maynurhan Amang (R) and Abudulezizi Maisedi have a video chat with family members at their apartment in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed coupl.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maynurhan Amang (L front) and Abudulezizi Maisedi (R front) chat during lunch time at a canteen of Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples li.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers arrange clothing products at a workshop in the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo shows an interior view of a workshop at the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan said.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- New recruits register wage card numbers at the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan said. .....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo shows an interior view of a workshop at the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan said.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Abudulezizi Maisedi (R) cooks dinner while chatting with Maynurhan Amang at their apartment in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like u.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maynurhan Amang (2nd R) and Abudulezizi Maisedi (3rd R) check their salary at the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed .....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Abudulezizi Maisedi (R) buys vegetables at a commercial street of Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan said. So far.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maynurhan Amang (L) teaches Abudulezizi Maisedi sewing skills in the factory of Erke at Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," May.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo taken on Jan. 13, 2022 shows Abudulezizi Maisedi (L) and Maynurhan Amang (R) working in the factory of Erke at Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed c.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers are seen at a workshop of the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples like us," Maynurhan said. So far .....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Maynurhan Amang (1st R) and Abudulezizi Maisedi (2nd R) are seen at the production base of Erke in Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed couples li.....

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CHINA-XINJIANG-YUTIAN-INDUSTRIAL PARK-COUPLE (CN)

(220116) -- YUTIAN, Jan. 16, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Abudulezizi Maisedi carrying his wife Maynurhan Amang (R) with electric bicycle is seen on the way to work at Tianjin industrial park in Yutian County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 14, 2022. Yutian County, once a poverty-stricken area in Xinjiang, has stepped up the development of labour-intensive industries including textile, clothes and sock making. At Tianjin industrial park in Yutian, a production base of Chinese sports brand Erke was put into operation on Jan. 1, 2022, offering more than 500 jobs for locals. Maynurhan Amang and her husband Abudulezizi Maisedi, attracted by working conditions provided by Erke, quitted their early jobs in the restaurant and became workers of Erke at the end of 2021. "We have regular working hours and noon break here, and the park offers two-room apartments for employed.....