PMIs from China are the focus of the data from the session. The manufacturing PMI is expected to have improved from December to show a slower pace of contraction in January. Worker absences due to illness were still an issue.

Some calendars also list Chinese Industrial Profit data due at the same time.

Economic calendar in Asia 31 January 2023

This snapshot from the ForexLive economic data calendar, access it here.

The times in the left-most column are GMT.

The numbers in the right-most column are the 'prior' (previous month/quarter as the case may be) result. The number in the column next to that, where there is a number, is the consensus median expected.

I’ve noted data for New Zealand and Australia with text as the similarity of the little flags can sometimes be confusing.