Yunnan promises to raise incomes in less-developed areas

Yunnan province, one of the least well-off areas of China, will lift 1 million people out of poverty, above an annual income threshold of less than 2,300 yuan ($380) in 2014, its governor said during the province's two sessions that concluded recently.

Governor Li Jiheng said the provincial government will focus on four major areas, including the Nujiang Lisu autonomous prefecture on the border with northern Myanmar, in a government report delivered to the Yunnan People's Congress annual session.

According to the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Relief and Development, 73 of 592 national economically deprived counties are located in Yunnan, most of which are located in far-flung mountainous areas or along river valleys.