Its output growth rates over the past two years far exceeded that of the three leading coal-producing regions of Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Inner Mongolia.

This year, Inner Mongolia will also step up the clean and efficient use of coal, Wang said.

Building such terminals is also to fulfill its commitment to carbon reduction and carbon neutrality, said Chu Bin, Party chief of the Tianjin Port Group.

China aims to have its CO2 emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060.

Dutch chess player Anish Giri won the prestigious Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023 in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands on Sunday.

The daily crude steel output stood at 1.93 million tonnes in early January, according to the China Iron and Steel Association.

German industrial orders rose in December, increasing by 3.2% on the month on a seasonally and calendar adjusted basis, the federal statistics office said on Monday.

China's top economic regulator vows to further strengthen supervision on iron ore futures and spot markets.