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"Never seen men so scared in their lives": Trump jokes about meeting with
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) joked about how the members of Chinese President Xi Jinping's team were reserved and uptight during the bilateral meeting between Washington and Beijing in Malaysia.
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Trump, Takaichi ink trade and rare earth pacts to usher in "new golden age
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi signed two key agreements in Tokyo -- one on trade, introducing tariffs and investments, and another on critical minerals to strengthen supply chains for essential materials used in electronics and advanced technologies.
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US, China hold talks in Kuala Lumpur to avert trade war escalation
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
US and China officials met in Kuala Lumpur to prevent trade war escalation ahead of Trump-Xi talks. Discussions focus on tariffs, technology controls, and US soybean purchases. Recent US export blacklists and China's rare earth controls have strained a truce, with outcomes uncertain for b
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Trump departs for Asia trip, to attend ASEAN summit and meet China's Xi Ji
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
US President Donald Trump departed for a three-nation Asia trip, visiting Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea. He will attend the ASEAN Summit, meet regional leaders, and hold a key bilateral meeting with China's Xi Jinping to discuss trade, security, and cooperation on issues including rare
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Amid India's critical minerals initiatives, expert urges PPP model to buil
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
With China tightening export controls on rare earth elements, India must accelerate efforts to build its own value chains in rare earths through a public-private partnership (PPP) model, says Neha Mukherjee, Research Manager at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, a London-based supply chain inte
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China tightens grip on global defense manufacturing through rare earth exp
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
China's ongoing export controls on rare earth materials are a strategic move to exert influence over high-end defense manufacturing worldwide, highlighting the deep global dependence on Beijing for critical minerals.
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Secure rare earths supply chain by diversifying sources: Expert Neha Mukhe
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Neha Mukherjee, a Rare Earth Expert and Research Manager at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, has urged nations to urgently diversify their sources to avoid a global supply chain breakdown.
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Strategic minerals, strategic power: how rare earths are shaping global su
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
As nations accelerate their transition toward clean energy and advanced technologies, a group of obscure metals, known as rare earth elements (REEs) has quietly emerged as the backbone of modern innovation, driving everything from electric vehicles and wind turbines to satellites and defense
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Australia, US have been a force for good in world for more than a century:
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Together, Australia and America have been a force for good in the world for more than a century. Tonight I met with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as we strengthen our work together towards a better future for both our countries and the Indo-Pacific," he said.
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"An exciting new chapter in our shared history": Albanese lauds Australia-
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday (local time) hailed the landmark agreements worth billions signed with the US, aimed at strengthening cooperation on critical minerals and defence collaboration
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"Trump-Xi meeting still on" says US Secy Bessent; China says "We will figh
Updated : 5 months ago IST
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US and China had "substantially de-escalated" and that he expected a planned meeting between Trump and Xi at the APEC forum in South Korea in late October to go ahead.
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China restricts rare earth elements in escalatory spiral
Updated : 5 months ago IST
China has suddenly moved to control global access to rare earth elements - REEs for short - that are vital for semiconductor and microchip production. Beijing can do so because it dominates the rare earths market. In fact, China produced 240,000 tons in 2023, equating to 68.6% of global REEs
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