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China Deleting Online Videos Showing Poverty: Report
Due to propaganda and censorship, many people in China are not aware of how prevalent poverty is in the country, The New York Times reported.
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Uyghur Camps Turned Into Prisons, Detainees Get Long Sentences: Report
Under the guise of a poverty alleviation campaign, Beijing has been forcing tens of thousands of rural Uyghurs out of their villages and into factories.
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Reclaim Territory "Encroached" By China, Demands Nepal Civic Group
A civic group in Nepal has submitted a memorandum to Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Shashi Shrestha, demanding to claim country's territory occupied by China.
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Xi Jinping Declares China Created "Human Miracle" Of Eliminating Extreme Poverty
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday declared his country had achieved the "human miracle" of eliminating extreme poverty, though questions continue to surround the Communist Party's criteria for making the claim.
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Virus May Cut China's Growth Rate By Half, Push 11 Million Into Poverty: World Bank
The coronavirus pandemic's economic fallout could cause China's growth to come to a standstill while driving 11 million more people in East Asia into poverty, the World Bank warned Monday.
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China's Belt And Road Can Speed Development, Needs Transparency: World Bank
China's massive Belt and Road infrastructure drive could speed up economic development and reduce poverty for dozens of developing countries, the World Bank said on Tuesday in a new report that called for deep policy reforms and more transparency for the initiative.
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China To Allocate $13 Billion For Poverty Alleviation In 2019
China will spend $13 billion in 2019 to lift more people out of poverty.
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'Frost Boy' Who Stirred China Poverty Debate, Has This To Say
A viral photo of a Chinese boy whose hair is encrusted with ice after his hour-long walk to school in freezing temperatures has stirred debate about the impact of poverty on children in rural regions.
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In Pakistan's Coal Rush, Some Women Drivers Break Cultural Barriers
As Pakistan bets on cheap coal in the Thar desert to resolve its energy crisis, a select group of women is eyeing a road out of poverty by snapping up truck-driving jobs that once only went to men
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China's Per-Capita Touches USD 8000, 70 Per Cent Poverty Eradicated
China has eradicated 70 per cent of poverty and the country's per-capita GDP has grown to USD 8,000 due to three decades of economic development, according to a white paper issued in Beijing today.
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China Needs To Make Real Progress In Human Rights: United Nations Expert
China, which has made marked progress in poverty alleviation, still needs robust mechanisms for governmental accountability for its citizens when their rights are violated in the context of development-related activities, a UN human rights expert has said.
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China Plans to Remove Poverty by 2020
China will eradicate poverty completely by 2020 as it plans to lift nearly 70.17 million people living in the countryside above the poverty line, officials of the ruling Communist party said today.
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If You're Not at the Table, You're on the Menu
It is a crucial time for global development efforts to eradicate poverty and hunger. An agreement here would be supportive of the post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals, which are to be adopted by heads of state at New York in September.
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India, China Played Central Role in Global Poverty Reduction: United Nations
More than a billion people have been lifted out of extreme poverty since 1990 with China and India playing a central role in global poverty reduction, a major UN report has said.
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China Reaffirms War on Poverty After Suspected Rural Suicides
Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed his commitment to alleviating China's persistent rural poverty, only weeks after four children in a poor countryside area appeared to have killed themselves, sparking a national debate.
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China Deleting Online Videos Showing Poverty: Report
Due to propaganda and censorship, many people in China are not aware of how prevalent poverty is in the country, The New York Times reported.
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Uyghur Camps Turned Into Prisons, Detainees Get Long Sentences: Report
Under the guise of a poverty alleviation campaign, Beijing has been forcing tens of thousands of rural Uyghurs out of their villages and into factories.
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Reclaim Territory "Encroached" By China, Demands Nepal Civic Group
A civic group in Nepal has submitted a memorandum to Minister of Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Shashi Shrestha, demanding to claim country's territory occupied by China.
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Xi Jinping Declares China Created "Human Miracle" Of Eliminating Extreme Poverty
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday declared his country had achieved the "human miracle" of eliminating extreme poverty, though questions continue to surround the Communist Party's criteria for making the claim.
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Virus May Cut China's Growth Rate By Half, Push 11 Million Into Poverty: World Bank
The coronavirus pandemic's economic fallout could cause China's growth to come to a standstill while driving 11 million more people in East Asia into poverty, the World Bank warned Monday.
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China's Belt And Road Can Speed Development, Needs Transparency: World Bank
China's massive Belt and Road infrastructure drive could speed up economic development and reduce poverty for dozens of developing countries, the World Bank said on Tuesday in a new report that called for deep policy reforms and more transparency for the initiative.
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China To Allocate $13 Billion For Poverty Alleviation In 2019
China will spend $13 billion in 2019 to lift more people out of poverty.
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'Frost Boy' Who Stirred China Poverty Debate, Has This To Say
A viral photo of a Chinese boy whose hair is encrusted with ice after his hour-long walk to school in freezing temperatures has stirred debate about the impact of poverty on children in rural regions.
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In Pakistan's Coal Rush, Some Women Drivers Break Cultural Barriers
As Pakistan bets on cheap coal in the Thar desert to resolve its energy crisis, a select group of women is eyeing a road out of poverty by snapping up truck-driving jobs that once only went to men
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China's Per-Capita Touches USD 8000, 70 Per Cent Poverty Eradicated
China has eradicated 70 per cent of poverty and the country's per-capita GDP has grown to USD 8,000 due to three decades of economic development, according to a white paper issued in Beijing today.
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China Needs To Make Real Progress In Human Rights: United Nations Expert
China, which has made marked progress in poverty alleviation, still needs robust mechanisms for governmental accountability for its citizens when their rights are violated in the context of development-related activities, a UN human rights expert has said.
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China Plans to Remove Poverty by 2020
China will eradicate poverty completely by 2020 as it plans to lift nearly 70.17 million people living in the countryside above the poverty line, officials of the ruling Communist party said today.
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If You're Not at the Table, You're on the Menu
It is a crucial time for global development efforts to eradicate poverty and hunger. An agreement here would be supportive of the post 2015 Sustainable Development Goals, which are to be adopted by heads of state at New York in September.
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India, China Played Central Role in Global Poverty Reduction: United Nations
More than a billion people have been lifted out of extreme poverty since 1990 with China and India playing a central role in global poverty reduction, a major UN report has said.
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China Reaffirms War on Poverty After Suspected Rural Suicides
Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed his commitment to alleviating China's persistent rural poverty, only weeks after four children in a poor countryside area appeared to have killed themselves, sparking a national debate.
