SHIZUOKA, Japan - A Japanese mining ship departed on Jan 12 for a remote coral atoll to probe mud rich in rare earths, part of Tokyo’s drive to curb its reliance on China for critical minerals as Beijing tightens supply. The month-long mission of the test vessel Chikyu near Minamitori Island some 1»»»

SHIZUOKA, Jan 12 — A Japanese mining ship departed today for a remote coral atoll to probe mud rich in rare earths, part of Tokyo’s drive to curb its reliance on China for critical minerals as Beijing tightens supply. The month-long mission of the test vessel Chikyu near Minamitori Island some 1,90»»»

A sample of monazite, a mineral used in the rare earth industry to extract elements such as cerium, lanthanum and neodymium, is displayed next to a magnification glass at the Geological Museum of China in Beijing, China, in 2025. (Reuters-Yonhap) A Japanese mining ship departed Monday for a remote »»»

The Wall Street Journal reported Beijing has begun restricting rare-earth exports to Japan more broadly. (AFP pic) SHIZUOKA: A Japanese mining ship departed today for a remote coral atoll to probe mud rich in rare earths, part of Tokyo’s drive to curb its reliance on China for critical minerals as »»»

Chinese rare-earth magnet makers are quietly developing legal workarounds to Beijing’s tightened export rules, aiming to keep sales to Western customers moving even as China’s new licensing regime slows or blocks shipments of restricted materials, according to the Wall Street Journal. After Beijing»»»

How growing pressure from American industries may push Trump to make a deal. As Mark Carney heads to Washington there is clear and obvious pressure on the prime minister to secure some kind of deal. But pressure is growing on the Trump administration as well. American farmers are clamouring for bai»»»

As Mark Carney heads to Washington there is clear and obvious pressure on the prime minister to secure some kind of deal. But pressure is growing on the Trump administration as well. American farmers are clamouring for bailouts, bourbon producers are pushing for tariff relief and automakers are ask»»»

After a series of steps in the escalating trade war, the additional "reciprocal" US tariff on Chinese goods reached 125%, with China's retaliatory tariff on American goods also reaching 125%. Beijing "has the determination and the ability to defend its interests," noted the Chinese Ministry of Comm»»»

According to the Agriculture ministry of China, the current heat wave is the worst that China has been experiencing in more than 60 years. Moreover, Southern China has recorded its longest sustained period of high temperatures and scanty rain, CNA reported. The plight of China's rice farmers has fu»»»

Beijing [China], August 27 (ANI): Amid the severe heatwave and drought on the Chinese mainland, which has severely affected the agriculture sector putting the harvest under "severe threat," scientists have warned that more frequent and intense heatwaves may grip China due to climate change.The worl»»»