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Market penetration rate of NEVs at 5.4%

The market penetration rate of new energy vehicles or NEVs in China was 5.4 percent in 2020, indicating strong growth momentum in the sector, according to an annual report released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. NEV sales in China increased 10.9 percent year-on-year to 1.37 million units in 2020, amid government efforts to encourage their use to ease pressure on the environment. China's NEV sales have exceeded 1 million units for three consecutive years, ranking first globally for six consecutive years, the report said.

2 ports handle 3,000 China-Europe trains

Northeastern China's ports of Manzhouli and Suifenhe on the China-Russia border have seen over 3,000 China-Europe freight train trips this year, according to China Railway Harbin Group Co Ltd. As of Wednesday, the two ports had handled 3,037 China-Europe freight train trips with 291,186 twentyfoot equivalent units, or TEUs, of goods, up 35.5 percent and 44.6 percent year-on-year, respectively. Over 50 China-Europe freight train routes pass through the two ports, linking more than 10 countries with 60 Chinese cities including Guangzhou, Changsha and Tianjin, among others.

Inner Mongolia's beef output ranks first

Beef production in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region reached 663,000 tons in 2020, ranking first in China, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics. The regional agriculture and animal husbandry department attributed the boom in beef production to the local authorities' effort to promote high-end cattle breeds and plant forage grass and silage corn. The region has more than 5.8 million cattle in stock. Its production capacity of dried forage grass and silage corn has reached 6 million tons and 45 million tons a year, respectively.

Xinhua - China Daily