India's demand for steel contracted by 91% y-o-y in April 2020 with end user industries' like auto real estate and infrastructure that constitute 80% of demand, coming to a virtual standstill.

Indonesia announces economic recovery programme.

JSW Steel is confident of completing the Bhushan Power and Steel acquisition even in the current state of economy ravaged by Covid.

The 5G network in Yangquan's subsidiary, Xinyuan, is the country's first commercial 5G service under a coal mine shaft. It is built in partnership with China Mobile and Huawei.

China Taiyuan coal transaction price index stood at 124.93 points Monday, down 0.4 percent week on week.

An investigation is ongoing to establish the possible source of infection.

Vigorously promoting a greener economy, Shanxi, the coal-rich province, cut 27.45 million tonnes of coal production capacity and saw a GDP growth higher than the country's average level in 2019.

"Coal and iron ore used to be piled up on the dock without cover, and sewage flowed everywhere after it rained. Coming back from the dock, I would throw my shoes away," said Nie Zhiqiang, who has lived near the port for about half a century.