Vietnam’s Dec imports more than double on-year to record high

摘要

Vietnam’s coal imports surged to all-time record high of 1.069million mt in December, jumping 181.5% on-year, as several coal-firedpower plants came into operation last year, according to customs datareleased Monday.The Southeast Asian nation, traditionally a coal exporter, hasactively turned to importing coal to meet rising domestic demand,particularly from the power sector.