The aid targets reducing carbon emissions and promoting renewable hydrogen production in line with EU directives.

Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corporation will acquire US Steel for $14.9 billion in the second or third quarter of 2024, the company said on Monday December 18.

Feralpi Stahl, the German rebar factory of the ltalian Feralpi Group, announced that it will stop production for four weeks for repair work.

"CPEC has laid a good foundation for Pakistan's industrialization, modernization as well as interconnection with other countries," Wang said.

Miners in the country churned out 4.24 billion tons of coal during the first 11 months, up 2.9 percent year-on-year.

Russian mining and metals giant Nornickel has decided to join a project to build a plant producing stainless steel products in Russia, it said on Monday.

China will ensure high-quality implementation of the RCEP and accelerate the development of the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0, he added.

Countries such as Brazil, China, India and South Africa have expressed concerns.