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Book reveals humble past of China MIT postdoctoral fellow

WhenHeJiangstartedtotelloneofhisHarvardprofessorsaboutgrowingupinruralChina,theprofessorsuggestedhewritedownhisstory.He,thefirstChinesetodeliveraHarvardUniversi

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Inequality gap closing in China as rural income rises

OverthepastdecadeChina’sgrowthmodelhasyieldedsteadyprogressineconomicgrowthanddevelopment.WhilemostobserversagreethepaceoftransformationinChinahasbeenextraordin

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Agricultural reform is important to feed China's growing population

LiuBaocheng,anexpertonruralreform,saysthatwhiletherearemanyreasonstoexplainwhyChinaispayingsomuchattentiontoagriculturaltransformation,oneinparticularstandsout.

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Microsoft unveils plan to bring broadband internet to rural U.S.

MicrosoftwantstobringbroadbandinternettoruralAmericans.ThetechgiantonTuesdayannouncedaninitiativetobringbroadbandinternetconnectivitytothemostremoteareasoftheU.

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Microsoft puts forth initiative for bridging digital gap in rural U.S.

Microsoft Corporation put forth a Rural Airband Initiative on Tuesday to help broadband internet access to the 23 million people living in the rural areas in the U.S.

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India's first solar satellite tv service brings 'magic' to village

AnIndiansocialbusinesshaslaunchedthecountry'sfirstsolarsatellitetelevisionservice,bringingcleanenergypoweredentertainmenttohouseholdsandbusinessesthroughapay-as

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Internet technology giants eyes vast market in rural China

Internet moguls have pledged to further promote entrepreneurship and boost innovative growth in rural China, where netizens top 195 million.

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China's growth problem - undernourished preschoolers

Preschooler Shi Bing in central China, wants to grow up faster so he can go to elementary school where he will get a free school lunch instead of going home for the same cold steamed buns and pickles every day.

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Alibaba to train 1 million rural e-commerce gurus

​Alibaba reached an agreement Tuesday with China Communist Youth League, a CPC reserve force, to train 1 million teenagers to take e-commerce to rural areas.

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Agricultural e-commerce bridges China's urban-rural gap

​A year ago, farmer Liu Tongyong, who lives deep in the mountains and had never used the Internet, was worried about his snake gourd sales.

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India unveils budget focusing on agriculture, rural poor

The Indian government Monday unveiled its budget for the fiscal year 2016-17, aimed at boosting agriculture and appealing to the rural poor.

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Alibaba expands e-commerce in rural China under gov't support

Alibaba, China's biggest online trader, reached an agreement on Wednesday with the top economic planner to expand e-commerce in rural areas.

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Rural online shopping for festival thrives

​Zhang Jianbin surprised his parents, who live in rural northwest China, when he presented them with abalone caught half way around the world.

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New thinking, supply-side reform stressed in agriculture modernization

​China will apply its new concept of development to agricultural modernization to make the process more efficient, inclusive and environment-friendly, according to a policy document released on Wednesday.

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China vows to boost rural industries

​China will speed up integrative development of primary, secondary and tertiary industries in rural regions to increase farmer income and modernize agriculture, according to a central government guideline.

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China vows more support for rural industry

China will deepen structural reform of rural industries and upgrade the integrative development of agricultural, industrial and service sectors in rural regions.