Mining exploration company Wyloo Metals has extended the offer period for its on-market takeover bid for all of nickel producer Mincor Resources' shares.

"We expect more cooperation with China in the years to come to facilitate its accelerated energy transition, continued economic development and improvement in living standards."

Shanxi's raw coal output accounted for about 29 percent of the country's total in the first quarter.

From the perspective of policy measures, the immediate task is to boost confidence of market entities rather than implement a strong stimulus.

The figure dropped by 1.4 percentage points from the previous quarter, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

Thanks to the digitalization of the coal industry, miners no longer need to enter the deep mineshafts via walking or riding on a small, outdated train.

Thanks to the digitization of the coal industry, miners no longer need to enter the deep mineshafts via walking or riding an outdated small train.

All these factors will support a surge in steel consumption in the third and fourth quarters of this year, the VSA added.