Over 50 square kilometers of cotton fields are producing a bountiful harvest season at a town in Toksun county of Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn ...

In December the BBC published an investigation based on new research showing China was forcing hundreds of thousands of minorities including Uighurs into manual labour in Xinjiang's cotton fields.

The drone, he said, has all the characteristics of a good herding mate -- it is smart, loyal and fast. The use of drone technology saves time and labor, allowing him to devote more efforts to the ...

About 68 million hectares or 41.2 percent of Xinjiang's total area are considered suitable for the development of agricultural, forestry and animal husbandry. Of this there are some 48 million ...

Japanese clothing retailer Uniqlo does not use cotton from the Xinjiang region in northwest China, the company's boss said. Fast Retailing's chief executive Tadashi Yanai broke his silence on the ...