China pushes for rural "toilet revolutio...
Chinese authorities will press ahead with a "toilet revolution" in rural areas to provide standard and regulated facilities and improve rural residents' living quality, according to the latest polic
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China pushes for rural "toilet revolutio...
Chinese authorities will press ahead with a "toilet revolution" in rural areas to provide standard and regulated facilities and improve rural residents' living quality, according to the latest polic
China issues key document on rural devel...
China promulgated its first document for 2019 on Tuesday. It called for greater efforts to address rural problems during a period when the nation is at a decisive stage in building a moderately prosp
China unveils guidelines on prioritizing...
Chinese central authorities on Tuesday made public a raft of guidelines to prioritize the development of agriculture and rural areas, and seek progress in work relating to agriculture, rural areas a
Officials reiterate rural development pr...
This year has been labeled key in securing a "decisive victory" in achieving China's first centenary goal as thecountry continues to prioritize agriculture and rural development, according to the "No
Xinhua Headlines: China braces for "toug...
Stronger policy support is in the pipeline to shore up China's rural areas and agriculture as the central authorities aim at tackling the "tough tasks" in their development. For 16 years in a row, t
China vows to improve quality of rural l...
BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- China has vowed to improve the quality and efficiency of its rural libraries through reform and innovation efforts, according to an action plan released by central author
China has 2.9 million teachers in rural ...
BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) -- China had over 2.9 million teachers in rural areas by the end of 2018, the Ministry of Education said Tuesday. Close to 2.5 million rural teachers work at primary and sec
China vows to improve quality of rural l...
China has vowed to improve the quality and efficiency of its rural libraries through reform and innovation efforts, according to an action plan released by central authorities. Among the measures, su
Xi stresses implementation of rural revi...
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called for more efforts to implement the rural revitalization strategy with the chief goal to modernize agriculture and rural areas
Xi stresses implementation of rural revi...
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called for more efforts to implement the rural revitalization strategy with the chief goal to modernize agriculture and rural areas
IFAD launches global campaign to close g...
ROME, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Closing the gender gap and boosting the female role in agriculture was crucial to improve the wealth of rural communities, the United Nations International Fund for Agricult
China moves to tackle financing difficul...
BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- China's banking and insurance regulator has released a document to encourage financial support for agriculture, rural areas, farmers and poverty relief. Banks will be req
China moves to tackle financial difficul...
China's banking and insurance regulator has released a document to encourage financial support for agriculture, rural areas, farmers and poverty relief. Banks will be required to fulfill special lend
China moves to tackle financing difficul...
China's banking and insurance regulator has released a document to encourage financial support for agriculture, rural areas, farmers and poverty relief. Banks will be required to fulfill special len
Commentary: China's rural revitalization...
BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- In addition to education and healthcare, the Chinese government is also turning its attention to something equally important to rural areas: toilets. The world's second-l
Xinjiang invests 4 bln yuan to improve r...
URUMQI, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region said it invested nearly 4.2 billion yuan (626 million U.S. dollars) last year to improve the living conditions in rural
Over 80 pct of waste discharged directly...
HANOI, March 19 (Xinhua) -- In Vietnam's rural areas, more than 80 percent of waste and almost all of the containers used for pesticides are not collected for proper treatment, local media reported o
Shanghai enhances efforts to treat rural...
SHANGHAI, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The treatment rate of household wastewater in rural areas of Shanghai has reached 75 percent, thanks to a series of measures the city has adopted in recent years. Accor
Rural revitalization critical to achievi...
WASHINGTON, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Revitalizing rural areas can stimulate economic growth and tackle the challenges that are holding back the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development G
Beijing tackles pollution in rural areas
BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) -- Beijing authorities have rolled out new plans to fight contamination of pesticides and fertilizers and improve supervision of the rural environment. An action plan has sp