Guizhou government officials announced that they will put 18 billion yuan ($2.74 billion) into relocating the people of 3,200 poor villages, about 300,000 in all.
A big data expo will be held in Guiyang, capital of Guizhou province, from May 26 to May 29 as the country's first big data pilot zone is further tapping into the cutting-edge industry to boost economic growth.
The Nanming River, which was heavily polluted just four years ago, will embrace a new lease on life next year when it becomes a tourism hot spot, indicating the success of long-running efforts to control water pollution, according to officials and experts.