Japan seeks support as fears rise over China’s rare earth grip
Japan is ramping up efforts to reach out to its Group of Seven peers and beyond amid mounting…
China blinks again following dual-use export threat earlier in the week
China telegraphed moderation for a second day running after issuing a trade threat earlier in the week that…
China’s dual-use export ban on Japan a decisive escalation
Export restrictions put into place by China on Tuesday on goods bound for Japan could put established trade…
China’s Feud With Japan Worsens as Tokyo Slams Export Controls
(Bloomberg) — Tokyo protested China’s announcement of export controls on items destined for Japan that could have military…
What Australia can learn from China to become the world’s ‘cleaner’ rare earth refiner
Australia holds a plethora of rare earths — minerals essential for all sorts of cutting-edge technologies from wind…
Are Australia and its rare earths part of the solution to ‘magnet shock’?
The big question from the magnet shock of 2025 is who gets to be the North Sea. It’s…
What can Australia learn from Norway’s approach to taxing resources?
Norway is renowned for ranking among the happiest and wealthiest countries around the globe — a standard of…
Trump’s rare earths deal to counter China was a badly needed ‘Sputnik moment’
The other day US President Donald Trump said: “With a communist in charge? Look, you just go back…
Why US-China trade talks in Malaysia are crucial to paving way for Xi-Trump summit
With the US threatening to leverage its software strengths ahead of fresh trade talks with China in response…
Breaking China’s iron grip on world’s supply of critical minerals
If there is any mystery over America’s historic agreement to partner with Australia this week on the supply…
Donald rare earth mine given major project status by Australian government
The Australian government has granted major project status to Astron Corporation’s Donald Rare Earth and Mineral Sands project…
To hit back at the United States in their trade war, China borrows from the US playbook
WASHINGTON (AP) — China likes to condemn the United States for extending its arm too far outside of…