Commodities

Cashew nuts are often sold in the shell in Vietnam.
Food & Beverage

Vietnam is the undisputed king of global cashew nut producers

Government cultivation push continues to pay dividends some four decades later

12 April 2020
Indonesia's state-owned oil company Pertamina will likely review its investment plans for the year.
Commodities

Falling commodity prices deal blow to Asia's oil and metals companies

Companies, now expecting deficit, hold back on investment

3 April 2020
A parched field in the southern Vietnamese province of Tien Giang.
31 March 2020
The closure of the blast furnace will reduce JFE's crude steel production capacity by 13%.
Business trends

Japan's JFE shuts blast furnace as outlook dims

Steel industry slashes capacity on trade war and Chinese competition

28 March 2020
PetroChina, an integrated energy company that also has a presence in refining, fuel marketing and gas distribution, produced 909.3 million barrels of oil last year.
Nikkei Markets

PetroChina reviewing capex, output goals on oil's plunge

Asset injection into PipeChina won't affect business continuity

26 March 2020
A worker inspects newly-made gloves at a Top Glove factory in Klang outside Kuala Lumpur.
Nikkei Markets

World's largest glove-maker Top Glove expects 40% profit surge

Virus-led demand surge to boost second-half earnings

26 March 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks slump again as pandemic worsens amid rising deaths

Coronavirus fears eclipse Fed's second emergency rate cut

16 March 2020
Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems built this facility in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, to test the combustion of hydrogen-mixed fuel. 
Energy

Japan's MHPS wins US order for hydrogen-fired thermal power system

Mitsubishi affiliate paves way as world cuts reliance on fossil fuels

15 March 2020
Hydrocarbon-reliant Kazakhstan's budget is based on oil trading at $55 a barrel; the price recently dropped below $40.
Economy

Oil price plunge thrusts Kazakhstan into crisis mode

Saudi-Russian spat slams local currency and compounds coronavirus fallout

13 March 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks plunge after Trump bans travel to US from Europe

Industrial commodity producers among biggest losers on A300 index

12 March 2020
A deliveryman walks past a closed Luckin Coffee store at Sanlitun, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Beijing, China.
Commodities

Coffee bean prices slump as consumers stay home over coronavirus fears

Falling demand and healthy crops could lead to oversupply and keep prices low

12 March 2020
Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai, pictured on Feb. 5: the coronavirus outbreak is nothing short of a human credit squeeze. 
Opinion

Asia has little hope of economic recovery in 2020

Coronavirus, oil shock, weakened central banks all bode ill for struggling region

11 March 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Hong Kong shares climb as investors watch central banks

Energy producers edge up after steep losses, while crude recovers

10 March 2020
Investors in Tokyo continue to be spooked following New York's overnight plunge, with the Nikkei dumping over 800 points. (Photo by Shihoko Nakaoka)
Markets

Japan's Nikkei index plunges 4% following Wall Street dive

Crashing oil prices and coronavirus fears send benchmark to nearly 3-year low

10 March 2020
Stock trading was suspended minutes into the Monday session in New York after a 7% drop in the S&P 500.
Markets

Black Monday 2020: How it happened around the globe

Coronavirus fears trigger volatility from Tokyo to New York

10 March 2020
An oil price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia has rattled global markets.
Markets

Dow dives 2,000 points on oil price war and coronavirus

Circuit breaker triggered on worst day since 2008 crisis after S&P 500 falls 7%

10 March 2020
The Nikkei stock index fell 5% to close at 19,698.76 yen on March 9. (Photo by Kento Awashima) 
Markets

Asian stocks plunge, as yen and bonds surge after oil plummets

Saudi Arabia poised to pump more crude even as coronavirus spooks global economy

9 March 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Hong Kong stocks sink as oil's plunge sparks global sell-off

CNOOC and PetroChina lead losses after Brent futures slide as much as 31%

9 March 2020
A man spreads red chile peppers to dry in Zhangye, China.
Commodities

Chinese hunger fuels rise in chile pepper prices

Import prices in Japan shoot up by double digits

6 March 2020
A worker stacks steel pipes at a factory in Liaoning Province. Chinese steel demand has plummeted due to the coronavirus, sending inventory rising to record levels at the country's steel mills.
Commodities

Record stashes of steel fill China's mills as factories stall

Industry fears another export wave that floods global market

5 March 2020
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Nikkei Markets

Malaysia January exports shrink, Coronavirus clouds prospect

Shipments of key electrical, electronic items fall amid weaker China demand

4 March 2020
A worker unloads copper at a Chinese factory. Supplies of sulfuric acid -- a byproduct of the smelting process -- will continue to rise as China increases domestic production of the metal.
Commodities

Coronavirus exposes China's copper industry to new risk

Smelters are running out of space to store caustic sulfuric acid byproduct

1 March 2020
India's steel ministry had last year announced stricter rules for high-grade steel carmakers sourced from South Korea and Japan, according to a Reuters report.
Commodities

India seeks to curb auto-grade steel imports to encourage local production

Automakers are worried such restrictions could hurt operations

24 February 2020
KrisEnergy says it is determined to keep its project in Cambodia on track. (Photo courtesy of KrisEnergy)
Companies

KrisEnergy fights debt load to keep Cambodian oil project on track

Company focusing 'all resources' on achieving first production in the country

20 February 2020
Steak restaurants in Japan have shown a growing appetite for Canadian beef over the American product, due largely to its better flavor. (Photo by Kazuto Shimada)
Commodities

TPP lets Canadian beef carve a larger slice of Japan meat market

US share shrinks as trade deal diverts more Aussie product to China

19 February 2020