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China Sends Four Endangered Horses to Mongolia

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May 22, 2012

Four endangered Przewalski’s horses were sent to Mongolia from west China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Monday, marking the first time for China to send the horses to another country since reintroducing the species 17 years ago, according to Cao Jie, director of the Xinjiang Wild Horse Propagation Center. China and Mongolia are the...
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Wanxiang Backs GreatPoint Energy with $1.25bn

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May 22, 2012

GreatPoint Energy has raised funding of $1.25 billion from China Wanxiang Holdings to finance and construct the first phase of a one trillion cubic feet per year coal to natural gas production facility. The complex will be located near Turpan, Xinjiang in the Peoples Republic of China. As part of the transaction, Wanxiang will...
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Making houses into quake-proof, comfortable homes

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May 22, 2012

<!–enpproperty 2012-05-22 08:03:28.0Ju Chuanjiang and Zhao Ruixue in Kashgar, XinjiangMaking houses into quake-proof, comfortable homesMaking houses into quake-proof, comfortable homes1161350Nation2@cndy/enpproperty–>   Uygur children at a kindergarten in Yengisar county, Xinjiang, say hello in Mandarin to visitors in April. The kindergarten was built with the help of Shandong province. Ju Chuanjiang / China Daily Two...
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Programs help Uygur women to self-reliance

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May 22, 2012

<!–enpproperty 2012-05-22 07:32:00.0Shao Wei in Kashgar, XinjiangPrograms help Uygur women to self-reliancewoman’s right,uygur women,Xinjiang ,housekeeping services,gender equality,female employee1811048813Society2@usa/enpproperty–> Training initiatives changing traditional mindset, benefit economic development Ayigul may work for a domestic services company, but she is no housekeeper. Perfectly made-up, immaculately groomed and speaking fluent Chinese, she looks like a textbook example of...
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Gao Zhisheng’s Wife Happy for Chen Guangcheng

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May 22, 2012

The wife of renowned Chinese rights lawyer, Gao Zhisheng, conveys her well wishes to blind lawyer Chen Guangcheng. This comes after Chen and his family arrived in the United States over the weekend. : “I am very happy that Guangcheng is free at last. I send my wishes to...
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Wanxiang and GreatPoint Energy Announce $1.25 Billion Investment and Agree to …

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May 21, 2012

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. SHANGHAI, May 21, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) – GreatPoint Energy and China Wanxiang Holdings today officially announced the closing of their investment and partnership agreement which was highlighted during an official signing ceremony between senior U.S. and Chinese government officials on February 19, 2012. As part of the transaction, GreatPoint Energy has raised...
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Siemens to Supply Turbines for Chile’s Biggest Wind Farm

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May 21, 2012

Siemens AG (SIE) won an order to supply 115 megawatts of turbines for a project north of Santiago that will be Chile’s largest wind farm when built. Siemens will deliver, install and commission 50 turbines at the El Arrayan park that’s being developed by Pattern Energy Group LP, a San Francisco-based renewables company, and...
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Xinjiang Uygur women pursue a different path

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May 21, 2012

<!–enpproperty 2012-05-20 17:11:51.0Xinjiang Uygur women pursue a different pathChina’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region,China’s Uygur minority,1158963Society2@webnews/enpproperty–> URUMQI – It has been two years since Hawagul Ibrahim returned home to take a post as a village official in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region — a decision that both surprised and divided her friends and family....
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Energy brings wealth to west China

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May 21, 2012

URUMQI, May 20 (Xinhua) — While on a break from his university studies, Li Boyuan visited his hometown in Qerchen County, located in the Tarim Desert in China’s far west, and was surprised to see that the streets once left dark due to power shortages are now bathed in light. A lack of adequate...
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China Security Chief Seems to Keep His Hold on Power

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May 21, 2012
China Security Chief Seems to Keep His Hold on Power

Share with others: <!—-> BEIJING — The Chinese security chief, Zhou Yongkang, completed a prominent tour of the volatile region of Xinjiang last week, a sign that he still had a firm hold on his post and wielded power despite the fact that he had opposed the purging of Bo Xilai, an ambitious Politburo...
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