The country's factory production rose 2.9% on a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, according to Statistics Korea, compared with a 3.1% loss in the previous month and no change expected in a Reuters poll.

Thailand's customs-based exports declined 4.5% in January from a year earlier to $20.25 billion, according to the central bank.

Officials of BHP’s Minera Escondida copper miner expressed interest in increasing investments in Argentina’s San Juan province.

Factory output fell 4.6% in January from a month earlier on a seasonally adjusted basis, government data showed on Tuesday. The contraction was much larger than economists' median forecast of a 2.6% decline and followed an upwardly-revised 0.3% increase in Dec...

China-Australia economic and trade relations now have scope for improvement, so the two countries should strengthen their cooperation, China's Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

Australian resources firm BHP and Japanese trading house Mitsubishi plan to sell the 12mn t/yr Blackwater and 2.5mn t/yr Daunia mines from their BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) joint venture in Queensland.

India remained a net importer of steel for the fourth consecutive month in January, with exports climbing to a seven-month high on increasing international demand.

US steelmaker Nucor has raised its flat rolled steel prices by $100/short ton (st) and set a minimum target price of $1,000/st for hot rolled coil (HRC) products.