China's Hebei Province. Huanghua Port, one of the key ports for thermal coal transportation in China, has stepped up its turnover rate since December.

The administration will continue to step up supervision to continue improving workplace safety conditions in non-coal mines, the official said.

A new railway line for transporting coals was put into operation in China recently.

China's benchmark power coal price rose slightly during the past week.

Shanxi, a major coal-producing region in north China, has shut down 163 coal mines and eliminated 146.05 million tonnes of annual coal production capacity over the past five years.

Meanwhile, Guizhou will reduce the number of miners – or realize unmanned digging – at coal mines by around 2025.

The event, organized by the China Textile Industry Federation, attracted the participation of more than 1,000 delegates from throughout the country.

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