Discovery of deposits of rare earths in Sweden marks "beginning of end of the dependency of Europe on China": Report

Feb 10, 2023

China at present enjoys a near monopoly on the supply of valuable geological assets, increasing the price of rare earth materials at will and...

Chinese firms arrive in Afghanistan to 'explore' lithium projects

Nov 24, 2021

Beijing [China], November 24 : Looking to 'explore' nearly trillion-dollar worth of rare earth materials, a group of Chinese delegations have arrived in Afghanistan...

China positioning itself as international partner to Taliban in temptation of rare Earth materials in Afghanistan

Aug 22, 2021

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 22 : China is clearly positioning itself to be a major international partner to the Taliban after the fall of Kabul...

China corners rare-earth market with state-owned mega-enterprise

Dec 07, 2021

Beijing [China], December 7 : China is on the cusp of announcing a merger of three existing state firms into a new rare-earth mega-enterprise...

US bill to block defence contractors from using Chinese rare earth minerals

Jan 16, 2022

Washington [US], January 16 : A new rare-earth bill was introduced in the US Senate on Friday, aiming to force defence contractors to end...

China running fake social media campaign targeting US, Canada businesses

Jul 09, 2022

Beijing [China], July 9 : With its strategy to distract the world away from its exploitation of Myanmar's rare earth materials, Beijing is brazenly...