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

Exports of the province in the first six months totaled 110.27 billion yuan, up 1.7 percent year-on-year, while its imports surged 18 percent to 82.18 billion yuan during the same period.

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.

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

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.

A total of 3.43 billion kWh of electricity or a third of the overall transmission volume was mainly generated by wind and solar power, the center added.