“Given Canada’s emerging capacity to meet Japanese demand and opportunities for further investment, Ottawa-Tokyo partnerships are likely to extend beyond […]
Building resilience: The Canada-Japan rare earths supply chain Read Post »
Canada, Critical minerals, Indo-Pacific News, Japan“The move comes as Indian state-run companies step up efforts to secure overseas supplies of critical minerals such as lithium
Coal India plans Singapore trading hub in hunt for critical mineral assets, sources say Read Post »
Critical minerals, India, Indo-Pacific News, Singapore“In early 2026, Japan’s deep-sea drilling ship Chikyu successfully accomplished what its crew called a world first: the uninterrupted collection
Japan’s seabed discovery is a message for Indo-Pacific rare-earth sustainability Read Post »
Australia, Critical minerals, Indo-Pacific News, Japan“The Department of War’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) conditionally committed up to US$400 million under a proposed 25-year debt
U.S. bets $400 million on Australian Scandium miner to break China’s grip Read Post »
Australia, China, Critical minerals, Indo-Pacific News“As part of the agreement, the two countries will reactivate their joint FTA committee for the first time in 10
“China’s Zijin has started exporting lithium concentrate from its Manono project in Democratic Republic of Congo, five sources familiar with
Zijin starts Congo lithium exports to China, sources say Read Post »
China, Critical minerals, Economics, Indo-Pacific News“Beijing’s advantage didn’t stem from superior mineral reserves. Australia alone holds globally significant deposits of many critical minerals. At the
The Quad is still treating critical minerals as a mining problem Read Post »
Australia, Critical minerals, Indo-Pacific News, QUAD“The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology said rare earth elements extracted from seabed mud samples consisted of about
Japan finds high-value rare earths in deep-sea mining project Read Post »
Critical minerals, Geoeconomics, Indo-Pacific News, Japan“Indium, a silvery-white metal named for its indigo blue line in the atomic spectrum, is not on any of China’s
Beijing steps up scrutiny of indium exports as AI chip demand soars Read Post »
China, Critical minerals, European Union, Indo-Pacific News“German Ambassador to Japan Petra Sigmund has expressed strong expectations for Japan’s possible participation in a European military drone development
German envoy hopeful of Japan joining Eurodrone project Read Post »
Critical minerals, Defense, Indo-Pacific News, Japan“Between 29 April and 6 May, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi visited Zambia, Angola, Kenya and South Africa. At a
Japan, China and the race for Africa’s critical minerals Read Post »
China, Critical minerals, Indo-Pacific News, Japan“While the initiative will face technological and financial hurdles, analysts say developing the natural resources within Japan’s maritime exclusive economic
Japan eyes dedicated ship to lead deep-sea rare earths race, cut reliance on China Read Post »
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