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.

Shipments from the four largest iron ore producers in Western Australia's (WA) Pilbara rebounded in the week to 18 February from a two-year low the previous week.

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.

US steelmaker Nucor kept its plate prices flat last week in its latest price announcement for the products.