North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region announced Wednesday it plans to implement 890 major infrastructure projects this year, with an investment of about 130 billion yuan (about $18.41 billion).

Some 90 tons of medical equipment and medical supplies will be flown to Australia on three charter flights by China Eastern, according to Australian iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest.

China's foreign trade continued to fall in March, but the momentum of decline has greatly eased, indicating that the world's second-largest economy is gradually recovering from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Infrastructure construction has gathered pace across China as the government ramped up funding to spur investment in the sector following basic containment of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

China's imports of bulk commodities including iron ore, crude oil and coal, as well as essential agricultural products.

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