Vietnam's coal output in the January-April period fell 1.9 percent from a year ago to 16.6 million tons, according to the General Statistics Office.

China's Shanxi sees 67.1% growth in trade with ASEAN in Q1.

Market participants say this would be feasible for the province because it is rich in coal and iron ore resources.

The country's hard coal consumption jumped by 19 percent and 10 percent, respectively, in 2021 and 2022.

After almost 52 years of operation, the Liddell Power Station, located in the Australian state of New South Wales(NSW), was powered down on Friday.

Thanks to the digitization of the coal industry, miners no longer need to enter the deep mineshafts via walking or riding an outdated small train.

Shanxi's raw coal output accounted for about 29 percent of the country's total in the first quarter.

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