The U.S. found out this year that China could use its chokehold on rare-earth minerals as a coercive tool. For Japan, it was ...

China has quietly issued its first 2025 rare earth mining and smelting quotas without the typical public statement, sources ...

U.S. and Chinese officials began a second day of talks in Stockholm on Tuesday to resolve longstanding economic disputes and ...

With outreach to Myanmar’s military regime and discussions about a similar outreach to rebels, US President Donald Trump appears to be opening up a new front against China with eyes on Myanmar’s rare ...

The US has eased export restrictions on Nvidia's H20 GPUs to China as part of wider talks tied to rare earth magnet controls, ...

Decades of process innovation and industrial policy helped China corner the rare earths market while the US fell behind.

China has also taken steps to bring foreign-owned rare earth refineries under domestic control, which aligns with its strategy.A Canadian firm, Neo Performance Materials, recently agreed to sell ...

The U.S. and China, two of the world’s largest economies, broke new territory in trade negotiations over rare earth elements.

China's Ministry of State Security says it is cracking down on alleged smuggling of rare earths materials that it says ...

The U.S. once controlled the market on rare earth elements, sought after for a range of technologies. But in the last few ...

China accounts for 61% of global mined rare earth production, but its control over the processing stage is much higher at 92% of the global output, according to the International Energy Agency.