ACUTE coal shortages grounded state run thermal power stations for 142 days during the first quarter of this year, triggering a sharp fall in production, the Zimbabwe Power Company (ZPC) says.

Aim-listed Tanzania coal miner Edenville Energy has assumed full control of the Rukwa coal mine and its operations, after its contract mining agreement with Nextgen Coalmine was terminated on May 31.

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The city's total import and export value with ASEAN countries hit 52.3 billion yuan ($7.74 billion) from January to April, up 15.1 percent, year-on-year.

ASEAN is the biggest trading partner of Guangdong, one of the major production bases in the world.

The coal sub-index slid 5.6 percent to 1,071.72.

The labor-intensive iron and steel industry, as a symbol of the second industrial revolution, was often associated with images of workers toiling away in mills, sweat pouring down their faces.