China's Shanxi sees 67.1% growth in trade with ASEAN in Q1.

Market participants say this would be feasible for the province because it is rich in coal and iron ore resources.

After almost 52 years of operation, the Liddell Power Station, located in the Australian state of New South Wales(NSW), was powered down on Friday.

The country's hard coal consumption jumped by 19 percent and 10 percent, respectively, in 2021 and 2022.

China's raw coal output posted stable expansion in March, official data showed.

Renewable energy use, low season, curbs on inflows, green drive factors.

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of the coal industry, miners no longer need to enter the deep mineshafts via walking or riding on a small, outdated train.

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