Ganqmod Port, a major energy import channel for the country, has become an important hub on the China-Mongolia-Russia economic corridor.

Most of the capital goods in China posted lower prices in late December compared with mid-December of 2022, official data shows.

As China's leading energy base, Shanxi Province is key to the country's energy supply and electricity transmission.

The bureau predicted that whole-year coal output is expected to surpass 1.3 billion tons.

Specifically, the industrial output of manufacturing increased by about 3.1 percent last year, according to the ministry.

The 2303 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 8492 yuan per ton on January 12.

In the first 11 months of last year, the country's iron ore imports dipped 2.1 percent year-on-year to around 1.02 billion metric tons, he said.

The figure includes 30 million tons of crude oil and more than 5.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas, according to Daqing Oilfield.