China Considers Relaxing Ban On Imports Of Australian Coal

China is considering a partial easing of its more than two-year ban on imports of coal from Australia amid signs of improving bilateral relations, sources with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg on Wednesday. China’s National Development and Reform Commission discussed this week the idea to allow four large Chinese coal importers to make new purchases of Australian coal this year, Bloomberg’s sources said, noting that such imports could resume as early as April this year.    The four importers that could potentially be…