Worker Huang Tingju (R) and her daughter-in-law Wan Lu stand in a lavender field in Huocheng County of Ili, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 30, 2014. Reputed as "China's ...

Lavenders bloom in the Ili River valley in Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County, Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Ili, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 27, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge) A bee ...

The Ili River Third Bridge will officially open on Sept 30 in the Ili Kazakh autonomous prefecture in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo by Zhao Yimeng/chinadaily.com.cn] Since ...

The Ili Valley is located in the northwest part of Xinjiang, about 60 kilometers east of the Kazakhstan border. Endowed with a pleasant climate, breathtaking natural beauty and colorful ethnic customs ...

Environmentalists in Central Asia and Russia are concerned about China's use of water from the Ili and Irtysh rivers. Both rivers originate in China and flow into Kazakhstan, while the Irtysh ...

Adilapidated, abandoned building on the quiet shores of Kazakhstan's Lake Balkhash is a stark reminder of a fishing industry in rapid decline. The doors to the facility are locked, but its Soviet-era ...

President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan has raised concern over the future of his country’s largest lake, while declining to mention that its fate mostly depends on Chinese activities upstream.

A worker inspects the construction of the Ili River Third Bridge on Monday. [Photo by Zhao Yimeng/chinadaily.com.cn] The Ili River Third Bridge is scheduled to open on Sept 30 in the lli Kazak ...

A satellite image of Kazakhstan's Lake Balkhash, the second largest lake in Central Asia and under threat by China's increased use of the Ili and Irtysh rivers (file photo) (Courtesy Photo) ...

Aerial photo taken on June 27, 2018 shows a harvester working in the lavender field in the Ili River valley in Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County, Kazak Autonomous Prefecture of Ili, northwest China's ...