A mega solar and wind power base kicked off construction in China's seventh-largest desert on Wednesday.

A similar project that transmits power from Baihetan to Jiangsu Province in the east was put into use in July.

Thanks to the large-scale development of clean energy, especially solar and wind power, consumption of fossil fuels is expected to decrease by 3.15 billion ton standard coals during the 2030-60 period, Dai said.

Liaoning province in Northeast China saw a major onshore wind power project connect to the state grid and go into operation on Saturday.

Prices of key metals are likely to fall in 2023 but are still above 10-year averages, according to Fitch Ratings.

Many world-leading technological innovations with independent intellectual property rights have emerged from the railway.

Sinosteel Group Corp Ltd, or Sinosteel, has been integrated into Shanghai-headquartered China Baowu Steel Group.

The restructuring of Sinosteel Group Corp Ltd, or Sinosteel, will further improve the structure of China's steel industry and bring stability to the commodity's prices in the years ahead, market observers said on Wednesday.