Data from the General Administration of Customs showed that the country imported a total of 383.64 million tons of coal from January to October this year, a year-on-year increase of 66.8 percent.

The Asian country exported 31.7 million tons of coal last year.

China's bulk commodity imports expanded in the first nine months of 2023, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.

China's raw coal output rose 2 percent year on year to 380 million tonnes in August, official data showed.

China's raw coal output posted steady growth in May, official data showed.

Renewable energy use, low season, curbs on inflows, green drive factors.

China's raw coal output posted stable expansion in March, official data showed.

China's raw coal output posted a stable expansion in the first two months of this year, official data shows.