XINGGUO, Jiangxi province - Liu Hezhong has been farming vegetables for decades in South China, but he had never seen chili peppers hanging on the stem so late in autumn. "I have never harvested peppers at this time," he said, pointing at the peppers in the greenhouse. Liu, 69, lives in Xingguo Coun...

Premier Li Keqiang vowed on Monday to further improve infrastructure such as highways and internet connections in impoverished regions of southern Jiangxi province, where the Long March started nearly 82 years ago.The premier said the government will invest more in highways, power grids and irrigati...

Premier Li Keqiang goes to a villager's house during a visit to Ruijin city in East China's Jiangxi province, Aug 22, 2016. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]Premier Li Keqiang vowed on Monday to further improve infrastructure such as highways and internet connections in impoverished regions of s...

Premier Li Keqiang goes to a villager's house during a visit to Ganzhou city in East China's Jiangxi province, Aug 22, 2016. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]Ganzhou produces 1.28 million metric tons of navel oranges each year, China’s largest yield of the crop and accounting for 13.4 percent of...

China's Consumer Price Index in June is likely to increase 1.9 percent year-on-year, slightly less than the 2 percent recorded in May, according to an industry report from Bank of Communications Co Ltd. It said the slowing inflation is due to the falling prices of vegetables and other foodstuffs, wh...