Ma Dechuan used to plant potatoes, but retailers refused to make their way to the village and the price they offered was too low. They sold for 40 percent less than potatoes from the township on the other side of the ravine.
Major industrial firms' operating revenue reached 32.84 trillion yuan in the period, up 5.1 percent year-on-year, the NBS data showed.
Many Chinese parents sought to fulfill their own dreams vicariously by pushing their children to attend colleges in the United States and other countries, which they perceived as being more prestigious than the postsecondary institutions in China.
Ma said that major delivery companies have created more than 1.5 million jobs for impoverished areas since 2014.
Major overseas projects bring mutual benefits. By the end of last month, Chinese companies had created 813,000 jobs for host countries and regions, the ministry added.
Maarten Wetselaar, director of Shell's integrated gas and new energies, speaks during the 23rd World Energy Congress on Oct 11, 2016, in Istanbul. [Photo/Agencies]
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Many American companies sell their goods on Tmall as way to reach Chinese customers without having to open brick-and-mortar stores in the country. Costco, for example, sells Kirkland vitamins, nuts and other products on the site.
Ma also said that Taiwan's current Democratic Progressive Party administration had "lifted a rock only to drop it on its own feet", in reference to the decreasing number of trips made by mainland residents to Taiwan.
Ma Si and He Wei contributed to this story.
Macao's Taipa Ferry Terminal, along with Macao's Outer Harbor Ferry Termina, serve as important gateway for Macao citizens and tourists, Wong said.