Australia has ordered several China-linked investors to dispose of shares in rare earths miner Northern Minerals on national interest grounds. Northern Minerals is developing the Browns Range heavy rare earths …
Much has changed since Xi’s last visit in 2017, which overlapped with former US President Donald Trump’s state trip to Hanoi following the annual Apec meeting in Danang. Trump’s trade …
In the third quarter, direct investment liabilities – a broad measure of foreign direct investment that includes foreign companies’ retained earnings in China – suffered a first quarterly deficit since …
Opposition to the Lynas plant started as far back as 2008, when then prime minister Najib Razak announced that it would be built in an industrial zone on the coast …
China and Australia have largely repaired bruised diplomatic relations but it’s a different story at the corporate level where Chinese mining companies are hitting Australian Government regulatory roadblocks. A meeting …
China has asked exporters to report transactions of strategically important rare earth metals and oxide products, as economic security remains high on the agenda for policymakers. Importers of crude oil, …
The United States and Britain have made “significant progress” on a critical minerals agreement, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on October 28 after talks in Japan. This could have …
Environmental activists voiced disappointment on Wednesday at Malaysia’s decision to allow Lynas Rare Earths to continue operations until March 2026, and demanded more transparency on plans by the Australian miner …
Malaysia’s government said on Tuesday it will allow Lynas Rare Earth to continue to import and process rare earths until March 2026, after the Australian miner proposed a new technology …