China’s biggest steelmaking province, Hebei, will close its eight remaining “zombie” steel mills in the next two years, Governor Zhang Qingwei said on Tuesday at a briefing on the sidelines of the country’s annual parliament meeting. The province in the north of the country near the capital Beijing is home to 104 mills that account for nearly a quarter of China’s total steel output and is home to some of its smoggiest cities.
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Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (YGE) Stock Rating Upgraded by Zacks Investment Research
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In China, calls for end to aggressive child custody tactics
Dai Xiaolei last saw her son in 2014 when he was 17 months old and living with her Chinese in-laws outside the capital Beijing. Dai Xiaolei poses with a picture of her son in the bedroom she designed for him in her former marital apartment in Beijing, China, September 19, 2016.