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Coal Industry - China

(240929) -- URUMQI, Sept. 29, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A robot inspects a power distribution room at a 110-kilovolt (kv) substation of Xinjiang Hongshaquan Energy Co., Ltd of China Energy Group in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 28, 2024. Xinjiang has taken full advantage of its coal resources to boost the coal industry and the high-quality development of economy. In the first half of 2024, Xinjiang's output of raw coal from enterprises above designated size reached 240 million tonnes, up 13.4 percent year-on-year. Based on its rich coal resources, Xinjiang is accelerating the establishment of coal-to-oil and gas, coal-to-olefin, coal-based new material industry chains, with a rapid development of the industrial clusters including coal and coal-fired power generation, as well as coal chemical industry. Photo by Ding Lei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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New teamLab Borderless museum opens in central Tokyo

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Tomy Co. to market English-speaking toy

TOKYO, Japan - Tomy Co., a Japanese toy maker, said Sept. 27 it will start taking orders for its English-speaking robot named Chatty Tom on Sept. 28. (Kyodo)

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