JD plans to add jobs in northeastern region

China's second-largest e-commerce player JD will invest more than 20 billion yuan ($3.12 billion) in Northeast China, comprising Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces, in the next three years, to promote local industrial upgrades, increase employment opportunities and inject technological innovation impetus.

The company inked a strategic partnership agreement with agricultural company Beidahuang Group, in a move to further strengthen cooperation with Heilongjiang. The partners will work together closely in the fields of e-commerce, cloud computing, big data, logistics, finance and tourism.

"We are confident in the economic revitalization of Northeast China, and plan to invest more than 20 billion yuan in the next three years," said Liu Qiangdong, founder and CEO of JD.