The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has heard proposals that would alter U.S. policy toward Myanmar, with the aim of diverting its vast supplies of rare earth minerals away from strategic rival China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/world/politics/trump-myanmar-rare-earths/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #myanmar #southeastasia #rareearths #us #donaldtrump #trade
President Trump has cleared the way for a race to the abyss to extract critical minerals, even though seabed mining technology remains under development and commercially unproven. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/22/world/politics/trump-minerals-deep-sea-mining/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #rareearths #mining #oceans #batteries #pollution #sustainability #us #donaldtrump
China has issued its first 2025 rare earth mining and smelting quotas without the typical public statement in another sign of Beijing tightening its control over the crucial sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/21/tech/china-2025-rare-earth-quotas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #china #rareearths
Nvidia's planned resumption of sales of its H20 AI chips to China is part of U.S. negotiations on rare earths, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/16/tech/nvidia-ai-china-rare-earths-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #nvidia #china #rareearths #us #donaldtrump #trade #tariffs #chipmakers
India is looking to boost its output of rare-earth magnets to cut its reliance on China, which controls about 90% of the world's processing of the minerals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/10/india-rare-earth-china-reliance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #india #china #rareearths #mining #trade
Unusually large quantities of antimony — a metal used in batteries, chips and flame retardants — have poured into the United States from Thailand and Mexico since China barred U.S. shipments last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/07/09/us-minerals-china-export-ban/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #rareearths #china #us #trade #mining #gallium #germanium
The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a monthslong battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of northern Myanmar. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/asia-pacific/politics/china-rare-earth-myanmar-rebels/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #myanmar #rareearths #mining #southeastasia #china