Commodities
China bankrolls Africa railroad to cut Australia iron-ore reliance
Costly infrastructure in Guinea will unlock world's largest untapped source
Commodities
Energy
Asian nations compete for access to Canadian LNG
Country poised to become bigger exporter of clean-burning fuel than Russia
Caixin
What has China's state iron ore giant achieved in first year?
State firm in talks for overseas purchases, faces limited personnel, funding
Climate Change
Rio Tinto leans on electric trucks in $7.5bn carbon-cutting plan
Anglo-Australian miner will also tap wind, solar power to cut footprint in half by 2030
Ukraine war
China not expected to push Russian return to Black Sea grain deal
Initiative's collapse hurts China's economy, but Beijing focused on geopolitics
Markets
Japanese trading house profits slide as resource prices soften
Construction machinery, retail business support progress toward growth path
Companies
Indonesia's Maka Motors to manufacture electric motorbikes in 2024
Local company aims to crack market controlled by Chinese players
Commodities
Rice prices hit 11-year high as Indian export ban fuels supply fears
Once-stable rice joins expensive wheat in growing risk of 'agflation' and hunger
Materials
Southeast Asia-bound wastepaper prices slump on weak demand
Prices of exports from the West and Japan have plunged by around half
Supply Chain
Japan builds supply chain for EV battery minerals in Africa
Tokyo eyes exploration with Zambia, Congo and Namibia to counter China
Opinion
Asia's growing dollar wariness is hardening up gold
Seizure of central bank reserves, U.S. debt worries drive search for alternatives
Commodities
Asian majors Pertamina, Petronas to pay $650m for Shell gas stake
European oil company sells interest in Masela block, including huge Abadi project
Materials
Vietnam to up annual raw rare earths output to 2m tonnes by 2030
Mines in three northern provinces to handle extraction operations
Companies
Australia's BHP rides driverless trucks to record iron ore output
Miner tries to push through sluggish Chinese demand with higher productivity
Ukraine war
Russia's grain deal exit to gradually hit Asia food supplies
El Nino weather cycle of greater concern now as rice production slumps
Commodities
China joins global hunt to diversify mineral supplies: IEA
Dominance in refining, processing makes it strong competitor for mining assets
Commodities
Catalytic converter metals tumble in price on China slowdown
Dependent on automotive demand, palladium and rhodium slide to 4-year lows
IPO
Amman Mineral closes up 3.5% after Indonesia's biggest 2023 IPO
Copper and gold miner raised $709m, eyes demand boost from clean energy
Interview
Three Indonesia state company IPOs could raise $3bn total: minister
But Pertamina's upstream unit and Pupuk Kaltim still assessing market conditions
Trade
Russian firm says ready to boost germanium output for domestic use
China's export curbs on chip materials such as gallium spur international concern
Commodities
China slump pushes Asian naphtha prices near 2.5-year low
Weak demand for key plastics material leads to supply glut
Interview
EU, Malaysia, Indonesia create task force over deforestation rule
First meeting set for August amid lingering worries among palm oil farmers
Commodities
Chinese EV market slowdown slashes lithium, cobalt prices
Battery metal supplies to rise as countries plan output expansion
Climate Change
Pertamina, Petronas, PTTEP race to build Asian carbon storage hubs
Southeast Asia oil companies try to decarbonize, grapple with commercialization
Sri Lanka crisis
Sri Lanka tea prices dip 40% from record high on production rebound
Fertilizer imports spur supply recovery, buoying crucial export revenue