Tag: Xinjiang

11 MAY

At least 8 killed, 20 injured after quake damages 180+ houses in China’s Xinjiang (PHOTOS)

Published time: 11 May, 2017 03:42 A moderate, shallow earthquake in northwest China has claimed the lives of at least eight people and injured dozens more after almost 200 homes in the area reportedly collapsed. 新疆ウイグル自治区カシュガル地域で地震があり、新華社が取材した病院では少なくとも4人が死亡。 中国地震台网正式测定，11日5时58分新疆喀什地区塔什库尔干塔吉克自治县发生5.5级地震。据塔县医院报告，已有4人遇难。 pic.twitter.com/IXMdrlGasL — 林哲平 Teppei Hayashi (@hwhayashite) May 11, 2017 At least 8 people were killed and over 20 […]

25 APR

China bans certain Islamic names in Muslim-dominated region of Xinjiang – report

Chinese authorities have released a list of some common Muslim names used in Xinjiang region that are forbidden to use for newborns from now on, according to Radio Free Asia report. Twenty-nine names, which are commonly used by the predominantly-Muslim Uighur population of the northwestern region, were featured in the document, entitled ‘Naming Rules for […]