A report on Shanxi's achievements and goals during 2016 was released at the seventh session of the 12th Shanxi Provincial People's Congress in Taiyuan on Jan 14.
Gemeng International Energy Co Ltd reached a strategic agreement with China Gas Holdings Limited in Taiyuan on Jan 15 to co-develop the area’s natural gas resources and the province’s preponderant coal bed for methane extraction.
Shanxi province, which has coal reserves accounting for a quarter of China's total, aims to update its coal mines while continuing to reduce capacity in 2017.
On stage, a magician conjures a goldfish out of thin air, an escape artist breaks free of a tangle of ropes and illusionists levitate centimeters above the ground, to gasps and cheers from the audience.