Xinjiang

FILE PHOTO: Norwegian investor Johan H Andresen, the head of the Council on Ethics for the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund, poses for a picture at the Council’s office in Oslo, Norway March 8, 2016. REUTERS/Gwladys Fouche/File Photo
World+Biz

Norway wealth fund to probe firms that could be using forced labour from Xinjiang

The world’s largest sovereign wealth, which has massive market influence because it owns 1.5% of the world’s listed shares across 9,100 companies, operates under ethical guidelines set by parliament

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South Asia

China summons British ambassador over 'inappropriate' article

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South Asia

Secret Chinese study reveals Uighur ‘assimilation’ goal

Security guards stand at the gates of what is officially known as a vocational skills education centre in Huocheng County in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China September 3, 2018. REUTERS/Thomas Peter/File Photo
South Asia

China says door to Xinjiang 'always open' but UN rights boss should not prejudge

FILE PHOTO: U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet attends a news conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
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UN rights chief decries violations in China's Xinjiang, hopes for visit

Imams and government officials pass under security cameras as they leave the Id Kah Mosque during a government organised trip in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, January 4, 2019/ Reuters
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EU calls on China to allow 'meaningful access' to Xinjiang

Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is seen outside Downing Street in London, Britain, January 28, 2020/ Reuters
World+Biz

Britain to challenge China at UN over access to Xinjiang

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South Asia

Women detained in China's Xinjiang allegedly raped, sexually abused: BBC

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World+Biz

Twitter says it locked account of China's US embassy over Xinjiang-related tweet

According to reports and witness testimonies, there are more than a million Uighurs held against their will in different camps in Xinjiang Photo: Human Rights Watch
World+Biz

Britain to tighten laws on imports linked to alleged Chinese human rights abuses

Photo shows the construction site of a gas well in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 19 December, 2020. Photo: Xinhua
South Asia

Huge gas reserve found in China's Xinjiang

Chinese and US flags flutter near The Bund, before US trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019/ Reuters
Global Economy

US bans cotton imports from China producer XPCC citing Xinjiang 'slave labor'

A health worker checking a person in China. Photo :BSS/AFP
Coronavirus chronicle

More mass testing in China after 137 virus cases in Xinjiang