7.2-magnitude earthquake in Tajikistan felt in China's Xinjiang

STORY: 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Tajikistan felt in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:27 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the earthquake STORYLINE: The tremor from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake that jolted Tajikistan on Thursday morning was felt strongly in the Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Zapar, the county chief, told Xinhua over phone that the earthquake across the border was felt strongly, but no immediate reports of casualties and losses have been received yet. The regional fire department has not received any reports of casualties and losses yet. Currently, power supply and communication in Kashgar, which administrates the Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan, are normal. Many counties and cities in Kashgar Prefecture and nearby areas are within the 300-km radius of the epicenter. A 7.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Tajikistan at 8:37 a.m. Thursday Beijing Time, according to the China E

China's westernmost airport opens in Xinjiang

STORY: China's westernmost airport opens in Xinjiang DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airport 2. various of the flight CZ5193 arriving at the airport 3. various of the airport 4. various of the county 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): AYIM KHADIR, Check-in officer at Taxkorgan Airport 6. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ZAPAR ATAWULLA, Head of the county government STORYLINE: A passenger aircraft on Friday morning arrived in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, marking the inauguration of the region's first high plateau airport. Departing from the regional capital Urumqi at 8:57 a.m., the flight CZ5193, operated by China Southern Airlines, landed at the Taxkorgan Airport at 10:59 a.m. The airport, located at 3,258 meters above sea level, is China's westernmost transportation airport. Equipped with a 3,800-meter runway, the airport is designed to handle an annual throughput of 160,000 passengers