China has invited top car and battery makers to a new research body to try to develop a world-class battery, that bolsters its transition to electric and new energy vehicles

Industry sources said a merger or partnership deal would have been tricky, partly because rare earths prices have dropped sharply due to a slowdown in China's economy

Human Rights Watch says it found evidence aluminum producers use workers from government labour transfer schemes that coerce Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims into jobs

China will get a 'Silk Road' gateway to South America and its resources via a $3.5 billion deep-water port at Chancay in Peru, due to open late this year

Chinese shipments to Russia jumped 47% in 2023 from a year earlier, and soared 64% compared with 2021, before the Russia-Ukraine war, China's customs data showed

China moves to maintain dominance of rare earths sector, by banning the export of production technology for rare earth metals and alloy materials, plus tech linked to some rare earth magnets

Drilling a single hole to search for a mineral can cost from $7,000 to $33,000 and building a more accurate virtual picture could slash costs, Atomionics CEO says

The Meng Xiang's activities in the South China Sea and other areas will be closely followed, because of grave concerns about the environmental impacts of deepsea mining and what resource the vessel will target

Bilateral pacts cover possible investments in rail links, security, plus telecoms and digital data, but analysts said any boost in ties could be more symbolic than real

Chinese leader, who began a 2-day visit to Hanoi on Tuesday, wants Vietnam to embrace a 'common future', but anti-Chinese sentiment is still widespread in the Southeast Asian nation

China says the US Treasury's move to block tax credits for electric vehicles if they have batteries or other parts from China violates world trade policies

Prices of the key EV battery metal have already tumbled close to 80% this year with supply outpacing the rise in demand