China's energy supply can meet demand despite disruptions caused by the outbreak of a new strain of the coronavirus, statistics released Friday by the National Energy Administration (NEA) showed.

JFE Steel announced its decision to idle part of its steel plate manufacturing operations in Japan on account of falling steel demand and faltering global economic growth situation.

High-tech manufacturing shines as China's industrial profits exceed 6 trln yuan.

North China's Shanxi Province recorded 144.69 billion yuan (about 20.75 billion U.S. dollars) in imports and exports in 2019, up 5.7 percent from the previous year, local customs authorities said Tuesday.

North China's Shanxi Province recorded 144.69 billion yuan (about 20.75 billion U.S. dollars) in imports and exports in 2019, up 5.7 percent from the previous year, local customs authorities said Tuesday.

The HBIS Group, one of the world's largest steelmakers based in northern China's Hebei province, has imported iron ore from the Brazilian mining giant Vale in use of RMB clearing.

Lao exports to China continue to flow as normal despite the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, Lao news daily the Vientiane Times reported last Tuesday.

India has surpassed Japan in terms of annual steel production, becoming the second largest producer of crude steel in the world, after China.