China removes all remaining counties from poverty list

In this combo photo, the upper part shows the aerial view of new look of Hanglong Village taken on July 24, 2019 and the lower file photo shows its previous look, in Pingtang County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. China has achieved the feat of removing all remaining counties from the country's poverty list. The last nine impoverished counties, all in southwest China's Guizhou Province, have eliminated absolute poverty, the provincial government announced on Monday. This means that all 832 registered poor counties in China have shaken off poverty. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)