Profits at China's industrial firms fell by 6 percentage points in September. Covid restrictions, the property crisis and weakening demand were the key reasons.

Southeast Asia's largest economy has been enjoying an export boom for more than a year due to rising commodity prices

"Our view is that China is still going to provide a bit of stability to global economic growth over the next year," Chief Executive of BHP Group Mike Henry said

Australia's Syrah Resources said it plans to expand its Louisiana graphite plant after receiving a $220m grant to boost resources for EV batteries

Falling prices and cooling demand in China, because of the prolonged crisis in its property sector, caused Rio to more than halve its interim dividend payout in July

A US-led group met with African nations recently to bolster supply chains needed for the clean energy transition in a bid to "challenge Chinese dominance" in critical minerals

Mining giant expects global steel consumption to increase by 42 million tonnes in 2030 and 76m tonnes in 2050, due to soaring demand for solar and wind power equipment.

Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt is splashing $300 million on the new plant, aimed at bolstering China's battery materials supply for the electric vehicle (EV) market, report says

Rio said it would invest $1.3bn to develop the Pilbara mine and hold a 54% stake, while state-owned China Baowu will hold 46% and invest $700 million

Nickel miner PT Vale Indonesia and China's Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt will work together on the Sorowako plant processing 60,000 tonnes of nickel

An Indonesian nickel miner signed a big investment deal on Tuesday with China's Shandong Xinhai Technology to build a processing plant on Sulawesi Island.

The move by Beijing is seen as a bid gain more leverage over some of the world's biggest mining conglomerates