Poverty alleviation

China's top legislature to focus oversight on poverty-fight

China's top legislature will focus its oversight work this year on winning the fight against poverty and building a moderately prosperous society in all respects, a report said.

China to allocate 146.1B yuan for local poverty alleviation

China will earmark 146.1 billion yuan (20.6 billion U.S. dollars) this year to fund local poverty alleviation efforts, says a draft budget report submitted Friday to the annual national legislative session.

China firm on achieving development goals of 2020

China will work to ensure achieving the development goals of winning the battle against poverty and completing the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects this year, though setting no specific economic growth target for 2020.

China to ensure eliminating rural poverty in 2020

?China will ensure the elimination of poverty among all rural residents living below the current poverty line and in all poor counties this year, according to a government work report submitted to the national legislature for deliberation on Friday.?

China to complete poverty alleviation goals on schedule

?China will complete the goals of poverty alleviation as scheduled this year, despite the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, a spokesperson said on Thursday.

Xi urges Maonan people to continue to strive for better life

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on the Maonan people to make persistent efforts to make their lives more prosperous.

Videographic: Securing victory in poverty elimination fight

During an SCIO press briefing on Monday, an official outlined the measures to be taken this year in winning the fight against absolute poverty in China.

China to win battle against poverty as scheduled despite epidemic: Official

China is capable of achieving the goal of poverty elimination this year as scheduled despite adverse impact by the COVID-19 epidemic, an official said Monday.

31 counties in southwest China's Yunnan cast off poverty

A new batch of 31 county-level regions in southwest China's Yunnan Province shook off poverty amid the country's efforts to eradicate poverty by the end of 2020.

Daylily, mealworm, fungus -- industries become cash cow for impoverished people

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday afternoon visited an organic daylily farm in Yunzhou District of Datong City during his inspection tour in north China's Shanxi Province. He also visited a village in the city's Xiping Township to learn about poverty alleviation efforts.

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