The sharp decline, said the Mongolian Customs General Administration, is largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Thyssenkrupp completed the sale of its elevator business for 17.2 billion euros (20.4 billion U.S. dollars).

They come from coal, iron ore, nickel ore and grain exporters, such as Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

The major markets supplying steel and iron to Vietnam in the period included China, Japan and South Korea, according to the Vietnam Steel Association on Thursday.

More than 100 officials in Gansu province were held accountable three years ago for illegal coal mining on the northern slope of the Qilian Mountains on the Gansu-Qinghai border.

The manufacturing PMI rose for the second consecutive month in July and stood at 51.1, versus 50.9 in June, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Friday.

They come from coal, iron ore, nickel ore and grain exporters, such as Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

First fully laden Valemax arrives at Yantai port after China lifted ban in 2015