The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the ...

Unregulated activity led by Chinese enterprises in conflict-ravaged Myanmar is creating an environmental calamity in neighboring Thailand.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and China Foreign Minister Wang Yi attended separate meetings with their ASEAN counterparts ...

They’re shiny metals, can be hard to find and they’re essential to building high-tech equipment — from electric cars to fighter jets. “Rare earth metals” are dominated by one country: China. Once ...

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Countries are set to be informed of tariff rates by letter in the coming days as the president seeks to bolster US-based ...

Myanmar’s civil war is unwinnable under the circumstances. Supporting Kachin independence could secure rare earth supplies, ...

China, which has a near-monopoly over the processing of heavy rare earths, has threatened to halt buying the minerals mined ...

Its new deal with Vietnam and its fresh tariff threats issued to many other countries seem designed to reduce China’s role in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday set a 25% tax on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, as well as new ...

Why China's Ultimatum to Myanmar Rebels Threatens Global Supply of Heavy Rare Earths By Naw Betty Han, Devjyot Ghoshal, Shoon Naing and Poppy McPherson (Reuters) -The global supply of heavy rare ...