More rural stores to be set up

The Ministry of Commerce has also said it will set up 150 thousand stores in rural areas. This will be in addition to the current 150 thousand stores.

VillagersshopatastorelocatedintheruralareaofRizhao,
Shandongprovince.[ChinaDaily]

By the end of 2010, the rural stores will provide 775 thousand jobs. To guarantee the service quality of the stores, the ministry requires operators of every rural store to have a certain amount of registered capital. In eastern China the minimum is at least 3 million yuan and in middle and western China it is 2 million yuan.

Meanwhile, the ministry plans to take measures to set up a service network for agricultural material supply and post delivery. They are also looking to create more job posts in rural areas.

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