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China lifts 60 mln people out of poverty since 2013

Atotalof55.64millionChineseruralresidentswereliftedoutofpovertyfrom2013to2016andatleastanother10millionwillshakeoffpovertythisyear,whichmeansthenumberofruralChi

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Light of Hope: Chinese officials mobilized for grassroots poverty relief

"Ifyoucannothelpusfixtheroad,thendon'tbotherusagain,"LiChaoyangwastoldduringhisfirstvisittoHekouVillageineastChina'sAnhuiProvince.Aprovincialcivilservant,Lihasb

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China poverty police ensuring charitable funds get where they’re needed

“GovernanceofChina’sruralareasisfarmorecomplicatedthanyoucomprehend.Fewoutsidersunderstandthedifficulty.”WeweretoldthisagainandagainuponourarrivalinXinben,adepr

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Xi: Keep poverty-reduction promises

The country's poverty alleviation work is facing tougher challenges with the approach of the 2020 deadline for its ambitious poverty-eradication plan, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday, while calling on officials to make greater efforts to help poverty-stricken people.

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There Are More Girls Living in Poverty Today Than in 2007

There are more girls in the U.S. living in poverty and low-income households now than were ten years ago, according to a new report released exclusively

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Xi's new year inspection shows poverty relief high on China's policy agenda

As most Chinese are busy preparing for Spring Festival, China's top leader this week was in the snow-covered grassland of northern China, facing the country's arch enemy.

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New Year brings new hope for poor Chinese

​The cold winter wind rattled the window frames of Xu Haicheng's warm, cozy home. Inside sat an unlikely pair surrounded by receipts and papers.

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Yearender-Xinhua Insight: President Xi pushes fruitful reforms in 2016

The days are gone, never to return, when Wang Laogu and his family in the southwestern province of Guizhou, endured bitter winters in a miserable hovel without enough to eat.

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UN warns Brazil of anti-poverty setback

Brazil's anti-poverty fight could suffer a setback due to economic strife, the United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) warned on Monday.

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Total 16 mln Germans with monthly income 30 pct under poverty threshold last year

​16 million German lived last year with average monthly income of 719 euros(772 U.S.dollars), 30 percent below the country's official poverty threshold, local media reported Tuesday.

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Bringing new hope to poorest people on plateau

This is the second of a series of special reports China Daily is publishing on efforts to eradicate poverty and raise living standards in rural areas, especially among the nation's ethnic groups.

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Premier Li underlines implementation of poverty-relief measures

​Chinese Premier Li Keqiang stressed solid implementation of poverty precision-relief measures.

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China stresses officials' poverty-relief responsibilities

Heads of impoverished counties in China will not be promoted or transferred to other posts unless the counties shake off poverty, according to an official statement released on Monday.

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Poverty reduction highlights China's progress in human rights: white paper

​Poverty reduction is the most telling evidence of China's progress in human rights, as the number of citizens China has raised from poverty accounts for 70 percent of the world's total, said a white paper issued on Monday.

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China to increase funding for poverty alleviation

​The Chinese government will allocate more funds to keep pace with the needs of poverty relief in the coming five years, according to a white paper issued Monday.

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IMF, World Bank leaders call for inclusive globalization

International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank leaders on Thursday called for measures to promote inclusive growth and resist anti-trade sentiments.

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Scientists turn to satellite images to map poverty

Locating people living in poverty, such as through door-to-door surveys, sometimes is difficult and even dangerous on the African continent, and scientists are now turning to satellite images.