Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has signed a strategic partnership agreement yesterday with China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) to jointly push the expansion of e-commerce in China's rural areas, according to official Chinese media reports. NDRC and Alibaba plan to establish 300 pilot programs in rural villages and towns in the next three years. […]

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