Zuraida Kamaruddin, who oversees Malaysia's plantations, said a more assertive communications plan is needed to play up the positives

The number of trucks lying idle at border gates in northern provinces on January 8 was 3,609, down 2,484 from December 26

Among the most popular type of Myanmar wood is teak, long favoured by shipbuilders and furniture makers for its durability in wet environments

Amid restrictions in Tianjin port, the most traded iron ore futures on Dalian Commodity Exchange, for May delivery, dropped 2.2% to 698 yuan ($109.52) per tonne

The Widodo administration has revoked 2,078 permits because the holders failed to provide work plans, misused the permits or transferred them to other parties

US exporters in some recent years have sold in excess of 3 million tonnes of soybeans to China in the second half of the marketing year

Nikkei Asia reported the company seeks to turn electronic waste into a stable source of gold, copper and other metals using the platform

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and their allies, known as OPEC+, has resisted US pressure for a wider opening of the taps in response to high energy prices

Base metal prices in London lower across the board while the benchmarks in top metals consumer China were mostly higher

King Salman says efforts by the world's top oil exporter to maintain spare capacity had proven important to safeguarding energy supply security

Profits rose 9% on-year in November to 805.96 billion yuan ($126.54 billion), well off the 24.6% gain reported in October

Steelmaker has also filed suits against Toyota and Baoshan over its process under which motors can be rotated with less power by adjusting metal's composition and thickness