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In 2004 China experienced the greatest decrease in its poorest population since 1999. People with a per capita income of less than 668 renminbi (RMB; US$80.71) decreased by 2.9 million people or 10 percent; those with a per capita income of less than 924 RMB (US$111.64) decreased by 6.4 million people or 11.4 percent, according to statistics ...
China's economic growth was sustained by the economic stimulus and in addition, assisted neighboring countries with the economic recovery in 2010. [15] Chinese real economic growth was around 10 percent even as European and North American economies were slowing. [16] The stimulus provided funds for infrastructure projects and housing developments.
The Rural Revitalization Strategy has the long term goals of achiving "decisive progress on rural revitalization" by 2035 and to be “fully rejuvenated with well-off farmers and strong agriculture sectors” by 2050. Although China claims to have eradicated extreme poverty, sustainable poverty alleviation also remains a goal of the strategy. [8]
Hundreds of temporary one-room housing units were being set up Thursday in northwest China for survivors of an earthquake that destroyed more than 14,000 homes and killed at least 135 people ...
Homelessness in China is a social issue. In 2011, there were approximately 2.41 million homeless adults and 179,000 homeless children living in the country, 0.18% of the country population. [ 1 ] However, owing to government policies and housing schemes, China has managed, to some extent, to tackle the problem.
The persistent weakness in the housing market is hobbling China’s economic recovery. The country’s gross domestic product expanded by a better-than-expected 4.9% in the third quarter ...
The bank says it strives to make sure its borrowers provide real help to people pushed aside by big projects. In Laos, the bank says, authorities built more than 1,300 new homes with electricity and toilets, 32 schools and two health centers for thousands of people forced to move to make way for a World Bank-financed dam.
China's central bank kept a key lending rate unchanged on Monday, choosing not to loosen credit as data for May showed signs of persisting weakness in the world's No. 2 economy's manufacturing and ...