North Korea Gains in China Coal Exports as Vietnam Bows Out
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North Korea was the only country to boost coal shipments to China this year as Vietnamese supply slumped.
Chinese coal imports tumbled 40 percent in the five months through May, according to customs data. North Korean shipments jumped 25 percent, overtaking Mongolia and Russia to become China’s largest foreign source of coal after Australia and Indonesia, as Vietnamese imports dropped 91 percent.