The blue-chip CSI300 index ended 0.66% higher, led by a 2.63% jump in its healthcare sub-index and a 1.94% gain in the consumer staples sector.

China said in its 2021-2025 five-year plan released on Friday that it would raise total nuclear capacity to 70 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2025.

Tvel said the new production facility in Elektrostal is a result of a contract signed as a part of a 2018 nuclear cooperation deal between Russia and China, which included the joint construction and operation of the CFR-600 plant.

The contribution of nuclear power could decline substantially in several leading markets while large growth is coming, as China takes first position within a decade

Shares on Shanghai's Composite Index climbed 1.6% ahead of Friday's annual parliamentary gathering

State Grid expects wind and solar installed capacity to hit 1,000 GW by 2030

China had the highest gain in coal imports from the U.S. among the top destinations in the fourth quarter of 2020. The Asian country imported 1.0 Mt of coal from the U.S. during the period, a 251.8% increase year over year and a 748.2% jump quarter over quarter.

The blue-chip CSI300 index fell 2.4% to 5,336.76, while the Shanghai Composite Index dropped 2.1% to 3,509.08 points.

The offshore wind industry installed just over 6 GW of new capacity globally in 2020, nearly the same levels as the previous year.

The SPA stipulates the cumulative supply of more than three (3) million tons of LNG for a term of 15 years and will be delivered to LNG terminals in China on DES basis.