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E-commerce booms in Gansu
Updated: 2015-11-17( chinadaily.com.cn )
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Editor's note: Landlocked Gansu province in Northwest China has stepped up efforts to develop its e-commerce. With help from Alibaba, the province expects to become the data hub for the Silk Road Economic Belt. [More] |
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E-commerce trade in Gansu |
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Alibaba taps Silk Road Economic Belt China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group has signed agreements with Gansu province to develop e-commerce, cloud computing and big data in Northwest China. Taobao now offering Longnan specialties Taobao, a major Chinese online marketplace, is now carrying a “Specialties of China” online shop for the city of Longnan.
Zhangye sets up offline Taobao pavilion Zhangye city, in Northwest China's Gansu, officially opened its offline Taobao experience pavilion on Nov 11, with 102 local farmer cooperatives displaying products. Gansu accelerates cross-border e-commerce Lanzhou, Gansu province plans a cross-border e-commerce platform to promote local consumption, the city's commerce bureau said on Aug 11.
Lanzhou big in e-commerce logistics At the 2015 Lanzhou International Cross-Border E-Commerce Logistics Convention, Lanzhou government and companies signed agreements worth 18.08 billion yuan ($2.83 billion) . NW China forming e-commerce logistics alliance Gansu province will cooperate with cities along China's Belt and Road project in cross-border e-commerce logistics.
Lanzhou approved as an e-commerce demonstration city Lanzhou, capital of Gansu province, has been approved as one of the 30 national e-commerce demonstration cities. Gansu holds O2O Industrial Development Forum to promote trade Lanzhou city, in Gansu province, played host to the O2O (Online to Offline) Industrial Development Forum on Jan 21.
Jingyuan county, in Gansu province recently agreed to allow three e-commerce companies to use land in Jingyuan's e-commerce industrial park freely for three years. Gansu promotes electronic commerce development Tianshui city, Gansu province made substantial headway in its electronic commerce in 2014, as e-commerce sales volume reached 2.2 billion yuan ($350 billion), accounting for 10 percent of the total retail sales. |
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 The Singles Day shopping carnival on Nov 11 brought great business opportunities to retailers in Guanghe county, Linxia Hui autonomous prefecture, Gansu province, with many online orders. Home to the Hui ethnic group, the county combined the traditional and e-commerce trade to sell its leather, ethnic clothes and Moslem food online. |
 Longnan city, in Gansu province is employing local deliverymen to facilitate e-commerce in rural areas. To break the limits of poor logistics, Longnan has formed a new rural logistics system, with people delivering online orders to the countryside and bringing agricultural products back to the city. |
 Longnan city, in Gansu province is employing local deliverymen to facilitate e-commerce in rural areas. To break the limits of poor logistics, Longnan has formed a new rural logistics system, with people delivering online orders to the countryside and bringing agricultural products back to the city. |
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 Wudu district in northwest China's Gansu province opened its first Taobao service center on April 18. It is also the first county level Taobao service center to open in the western rural area. Ten village service centers also began operations on the same day. Ten village service centers also began operations on the same day. |
 Jingyuan county government, of Baiyin city, held a training session related to e-commerce businesses recently. The event has attracted the participation of 200 youths who intended to start their own businesses. In recent years, E-commerce business has evolved into a key economic growth point for Jingyuan county. |
 E-commerce increases earnings for farmers Longnan city was listed as the first national e-commerce poverty alleviation pilot city by the State Council in May. By the end of September, Longnan had created 17,000 jobs in more than 6,000 online stores, with e-commerce revenue from agricultural products exceeding one billion yuan ($160 million).
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