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

Increase of clean energy seen as key to achieving nation's carbon goals.

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

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

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

The first freight train was on its way to Poland, the Baltic News Service (BNS) reported on Monday.

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

Average monthly output of coal produced by the company has been around 50 million tons during the past 15 months, he added.