China's steel sector registered notable output growth in July as the country's economic recovery consolidates, industry data showed.

The China Tianjin Bulk Freight Index (TBI), an indicator of northern China's international bulk freight rates, stood at 830.12 points on Wednesday, up 1.71 percent compared with the previous working day.

Thanks to the implementation of supply-side reforms, the pattern of supply and demand in the steel sector in China has improved since 2016.

The largest number of Mongolian coal freight trucks to enter China at once arrived in the country Wednesday, Mongolian Finance Minister Chimed Khurelbaatar said Thursday.

Xinjiang cuts over 30 bln kWh coal-fired power in new energy trade since 2016.

Move to spur industry consolidation and further boost supply-side reforms.

Yantai Port in East China's Shandong province set a new world record in unloading efficiency after unloading an average of 12,438 tons of iron ore per hour from a single ship.

Foreign trade in North China's Hebei province rose by 6.3 percent year-on-year to more than 231 billion yuan ($33.4 billion) in the first seven months, customs statistics showed.