China will ban new capacity for steel, coke and primary aluminium production in some key areas, including the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Yangtze River Delta regions, the State Council said on Wednesday, the latest effort to improve air quality.

The central authority also said it will provide National 6 Standard diesel fuel, one of the cleanest fuel products in the country, nationwide from Jan. 1, 2019.

The announcements were made as the Chinese government considers a new three-year, anti-pollution plan to address growing public concern about air pollution.

Zimbabwe and China on Monday signed a 1-billion-U.S.-dollar Memorandum of understanding (MoU) for establishing a steel plant that can produce up to 2 million tonnes of steel per annum.

Azer News reported that China has financed USD 5 billion of projects' cost in Iran’s mining industry sector.

Analysts and industry players forecast mutually beneficial rise in China imports