China’s Premier Wen Jiabao has promised the state is to spend 3bn yuan ($362m; ¬£189m) to “truly make coal mining safe”, state media reported.
The money will be used to improve safety equipment at state-run mines.
At least 6,000 miners died in China’s mines last year, making them the deadliest in the world.
News about China’s most recent deadly mining disaster is here. For more about mine safety, see here.
