Many companies in what are considered to be sunset industries have actually regained their vitality through innovation and transformation.

Established with a donation of $5.81 million from Vale, the joint laboratory will be open to all the researchers from the mining and steel industry from today, it said.

They made their comments during a news conference held by the State Council Information Office on Thursday.

?Ordos in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, served as China's Earth Hour host city which falls on Saturday.

Foreign direct investment in China's high-tech manufacturing sector jumped 10.1 percent year-on-year to 28.27 billion yuan ($3.92 billion) in the first two months, said the Ministry of Commerce.

The Chinese economy has shown strong resilience. China's urbanization, pursuit of low-carbon and green development, and rapid digitization have provided robust intrinsic momentum for its economic development.

Chen Zhiqing, the mayor of Shaoguan, said the city is also cultivating emerging industries and leveraging scientific and technological innovation.

However, most of the oil and chemical tankers, dual fuel-powered container ships and ore carriers built in the shipyards will not be delivered to domestic shipping and energy companies.