Poverty alleviation

Sichuan vows to lift last 200,000 people out of poverty in 2020

Southwest China's Sichuan Province will lift the last 200,000 poverty-stricken people in the province out of poverty this year, according to the provincial "two sessions."

Nominal income of impoverished rural residents rises

China's rural residents in poverty-stricken areas saw their per capita nominal disposable income rise 2.7% year on year.

Xi's article on poverty alleviation to be published

An article by President Xi Jinping on poverty alleviation will be published Friday by the Qiushi Journal.

All counties out of poverty in China's Yangtze River Delta

The last nine poverty-stricken county-level regions in east China's Anhui Province have been removed from the country's list of impoverished counties.

All counties in east China's Anhui out of poverty

The last nine poverty-stricken county-level regions in east China's Anhui Province have been removed from the country's list of impoverished counties, according to an announcement issued by the provincial government Wednesday.

Xi stresses reaching anti-poverty goals despite COVID-19 impact

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged efforts to overcome the negative impact of the COVID-19 epidemic to ensure the country reaches its goals in poverty alleviation and the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects.

Futures industry invests 382M yuan in poverty eradication

China's futures companies had invested 382 million yuan (about 54.57 million U.S. dollars) to help with the country's poverty eradication efforts as of March, according to the China Futures Association.

Top political advisor stresses overcoming challenges in poverty alleviation

China's top political advisor Wang Yang has called for more efforts to focus on the new challenges brought by the epidemic to the disadvantaged to ensure high-quality completion of the objectives of poverty alleviation.

9.47m people resettled for poverty relief by March

China has completed the construction of more than 2.66 million houses to relocate 9.47 million people for poverty relief by the end of March, with occupancy rate reaching 99 percent, said the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) Thursday.

China to bolster financial, insurance support to agriculture, rural areas

China will ramp up financial and insurance assistance to sectors related to agriculture, rural areas and farmers, according to a circular issued by the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission.