A vendor sells carpets at the largest bazaar in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on July 12. Local residents of various ethnic groups went to bazaars, their traditional markets, for shopping on Sunday (XINHUA)

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC)said Sunday that main retailers in Urumqi, Yili, Kashi and other cities in northwestern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have resumed business.

The MOC said in a website statement that the supply of meat, vegetables and other daily necessities was abundant in Xinjiang, and their prices had fallen to the level before the July 5 riot in Urumqi.

The ministry said it had sent a working group to Xinjiang after the July 5 riot to help local governments to step up efforts on guaranteeing the market supply of meat, vegetables and other daily necessities, ease price hikes and regulate the market order.

A total number of 1,500 tons of vegetables was shipped to Urumqi city between July 6 and 11, according to the ministry.

Photo taken on July 12 shows a bustling bazaar in Hotan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Local residents of various ethnic groups went to bazaars, their traditional markets, for shopping on Sunday (XINHUA)

(Xinhua News Agency July 12, 2009)