Business trends
Southeast Asian companies jump on impact investment bandwagon
Businesses grow conscious of own environment and human rights records
Commodities
Interview
Aramco IPO to spur model economic reform: Saudi foreign minister
Prince Faisal sees upsides to less than $2 trillion valuation
Commodities
Malaysia to levy additional 1-ringgit tax on palm oil next year
Income to fund reforestation, wild life conservation, boost sustainable farming
Trade
Malaysia and Indonesia to take EU palm oil ban to WTO
Mahathir tells industry forum 'we must not hesitate to take countermeasures'
Commodities
World awakens to Japan's sleeping diamonds
Traders flock to Tokyo as '80s-era gems once kept in homes return to market
Commodities
In rare-earth quest, Japan to deploy US-made drone sub
'World's first' such survey will scan wide area of seabed for deposits
Commodities
Steel prices sink to 3-year low as trade war, weak auto sales take toll
Price of hot-rolled coils in East Asian fall to around $480 per ton
Commodities
Palm oil prices may rise more on seasonally slowing output
Analysts expect inventory to erode as supplies taper despite sharp demand uptake
Materials
Hindalco quarterly profit slumps 33% amid falling commodity prices
One-time loss due to restructuring at Novelis unit also damped earnings
Commodities
Chinese stockpiles and waning Indian demand hit sulfur prices
Expanding production and new maritime regulations to further depress market
