____ (2022-09-13). Chinese researchers discover world's earliest synthesized lead white cosmetics. ecns.cn Chinese researchers have discovered the earliest known residues of synthesized lead white cosmetics in the world in a new archaeological study in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

____ (2022-09-13). Local farmers in Xinjiang get rich for pepper planting. ecns.cn Large scales of peppers in Hotan County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, ushered in a bumper harvest in September.

____ (2022-09-12). Xinjiang foreign trade up 49.6 percent in Jan-Aug. ecns.cn Foreign trade levels of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region soared 49.6 percent year-on-year to nearly 145.6 billion yuan ($21 billion) from January to August this year.