Vietnam’s coal export up in eight months

HANOI, Sept 10 (Xinhua): Vietnam exported nearly 1.7 million tons of coal worth 224 million US dollars in the first eight months of this year, mainly to Japan, South Korea and India, posting respective year-on-year rises of 27.4 per cent and 24.2 per cent, the Ministry of Industry and Trade said on Monday.

The country plans to produce over 41.5 million tons of coal this year, up 9.2 per cent against last year, 86.4 million tons of coal in 2020, and 256 million tons in 2030, according to Vietnam's National Coal-Mineral Industries Holding Corporation (Vinacomin), the country's biggest coal producer and exporter.