China A-share recent-listing C ShenGu rallied again, triggering another temporary trading halt; last traded at 48 yuan, up 60% from the open, while its intraday decline versus the prior close narrowed to 16.91%.

China State Railway Group said national railway freight totaled 2.69 billion tonnes in Jan–Aug, averaging 187,400 loaded cars per day. Rail shipments of coal were 1.389 billion tonnes over the period, including 928 million tonnes of thermal (power) coal. The railway increased outward coal flows from major producing regions — Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang — and worked to ensure thermal coal deliveries met demand over the summer peak. Coal stocks at power plants directly supplied by the national railway remained at elevated levels.

China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and the China Meteorological Administration on Sept 20 warned that from Sept 21–28 persistent rainfall will raise autumn‑harvest risk across parts of China, including southeastern Northwest, eastern Southwest, the Jianghan Plain (central Hubei), western Huang‑Huai and northern Anhui. Between Sept 23–27 heavy to very heavy rain is expected in northeast Sichuan, north‑central Chongqing, southeast Shaanxi, southern Henan, northwest Hubei and northwest Anhui, with some areas seeing torrential downpours and localized extreme rainfall. Authorities urged expedited harvesting of mature crops during dry intervals, prompt ventilation and drying before storage, and post‑rain drainage to lower soil moisture and enable farm machinery operations.