China announced sweeping new rare earth export controls on Thursday, tightening global access to critical raw materials required for computer chips and defense technology — and ratcheting up bilateral tensions in the run-up to a meeting later this month between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping....

In an unexpected move, the Trump administration has announced publicly that it supports renewing the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for one year, and is interested in considering entering discussions on the long-term renewal of AGOA....

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The US government is in talks to set up a multibillion-dollar fund for overseas mining projects with investment firm Orion Resource Partners, as Washington seeks to counter Chinese dominance of critical minerals....

President Donald Trump is increasing the US government's stakes in the private sector, a trend experts say may be necessary to strengthen domestic supply chains for metals and mining....

The head of one of China’s largest rare earth miners boasted recently of the country’s dominance of the critical minerals industry, telling investors that western efforts to weaken Beijing’s grasp were destined to fail....

The U.S. is ramping up efforts to boost production of crucial components used in electric vehicles, smartphones and fighter jets...

Take a look at the U.S. military arsenal, and you’ll find that much of the United States’ firepower depends on rare earths—powerful materials whose supply chains are largely controlled by China. ...

The US is scrambling to get hold of the rare earth metals needed to make weapons after China slashed its supply to American defence firms....

The United States will impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper pipes and wiring, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, but details of the levy fell short of the sweeping restrictions that were expected and left out copper input materials such as ores, concentrates and cathodes....

Washington is making big moves, but Beijing has a powerful hand. ...

Just four months into his tenure at the Pentagon, private equity billionaire Steve Feinberg has landed his first big deal: a $400 million bet on the US’s only miner of rare-earth elements, a key commodity in the rivalry with China....