Low environmental standards helped China become the world’s low-cost producer of rare earths, but Beijing was also focused on ...

Ancient wooden tools found at a site in Gantangqing in southwestern China are approximately 300,000 years old, new dating has ...

China quietly built a near-monopoly in rare earth metals through decades of strategic investment, innovation, and state-led ...

U.S.–China Strike Deal to End Export Freeze on Rare Earths In a recent developments, Beijing and Washington agreed to lift China’s export curbs on rare earth minerals.

China controls about 70 per cent of global critical mineral refining, from lithium for electric vehicle batteries to rare ...

A trove of rare 300,000-year-old wooden tools unearthed in south-west China reveals that early humans in the region may have relied heavily on underground plants like roots and tubers for sustenance.

"While the rest of Hong Kong’s natural forest habitats were gradually destroyed by humans, feng shui woodlands still stand as ...

Global supply chains are already reeling from the impact of China's rare earth export controls, but an even bigger critical ...