Critical Rare Earth Race To Accelerate As China Tightens Grip

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in the Race for Rare Earths Strategic Cooperation in Central Asia

Central Asia in the Global Rare Earth Race As Washington and Beijing have escalated their trade confrontation, the rare earth sector has emerged as one of the sharpest points of vulnerability. In this context, Central Asia is gaining strategic importance as a potential alternative or complementary source of rare earths and other critical minerals. Central [] The post Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in the Race for Rare Earths Strategic Cooperation in Central Asia appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

The world is reverting to its original shape.

For most of recorded history, the center of global gravity lay in Asia. Now the old order seems to be returning. Opinion.

NASA Chief says China can soon outsmart US in space exploration: But could shape the future of space

In an exciting twist of cosmic competition, China and the United States have sparked a modern space race aimed at lunar exploration. With NASA's Artemis program facing delays, China is quickly advancing its goals. This fierce rivalry focuses on securing lunar resources and establishing a lasting foothold on the Moon, potentially paving the way for humanity's next giant leap towards Mars.

The Cutthroat Battle to Become America’s Rare-Earth Champion

A fight between two of the U.S.’s biggest rare-earths companies illustrates the stakes behind the effort to loosen China’s hold on the sector.

China’s rare-earth curbs squeeze Japanese manufacturers

China’s rare-earth curbs squeeze Japanese manufacturers

Why is Lynas Rare Earths stock sliding today?

Why is Lynas Rare Earths stock sliding today?

Taiwan Develops Rare Earth Extraction Tech to Support ‘Non-China Supply Chain’

Communist China dominates the global supply of rare earths. In recent years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has increasingly “weaponized” rare earth resources, prompting the United States and European countries to seek alternative supply chains. According to Hsu Tsun-tzu, director of the Taiwan-ASEAN Research Center at the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research, Taiwan’s Industrial Technology []

China’s new ‘super fuel’ could help Long March rockets increase payload by 10%

A Chinese Long March-12 rocket launched last week used a new super fuel that boosted the rocket’s payload capacity by 10 per cent, according to its developer. As China expands its role in space with a series of ambitious lunar missions and puts growing numbers of commercial satellites in orbit, demand for larger payloads is increasing. Instead of designing bigger, more expensive airframes, The Beijing Aerospace Test Technology Research Institute, a subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and...

China Just Caught a Rocket Booster for the First Time, Taking Aim at SpaceX

China is catching up to the U.S. in virtually every domain, spaceflight included.

Watch China catch its first rocket booster — in a net

China lands its first Long March-10B rocket booster, advancing reusable launch tech and intensifying the U.S.–China space race.

Over a decade after SpaceX, China successfully lands rocket booster with hooks & a net. How different is the tech?

With the Long March 10B launch, China is now the second nation after the US with reusable rocket booster technology.

Nobel-Winning U.S. Chemist Will Move to China to Lead A.I. Institute...

Nobel-Winning U.S. Chemist Will Move to China to Lead A.I. Institute... (First column, 1st story, link) Related stories:ChinaRussiaIran Seek to Inflame Debate Over Data Centers...Big Tech Now Targeting Native American Land...The great hub cover-up...Public Offerings Spark FOMO Among San Fran Home Buyers...Doom Loop Replaced by Land Grab...Race to buy private jets...

Rocket Report: China may soon attempt booster landing; Rocket Lab does rapid response

Is SpaceX planning to end its Transporter program?

China Is Catching Up With SpaceX Fast, Landing First Reusable Rocket Booster on Offshore Platform

It just had a historic breakthrough. The post China Is Catching Up With SpaceX Fast, Landing First Reusable Rocket Booster on Offshore Platform appeared first on Futurism.

This four-winged dinosaur may have terrorized Earth's earliest birds

A newly discovered feathered dinosaur called Jian changmaensis may be the missing predator responsible for mysterious piles of crushed prehistoric bird bones in China. The four-winged glider, a close cousin of Velociraptor, helps reveal how early birds and their dinosaur relatives shared the same ancient landscape.

China may land on Moon before US does it again — NASA chief

We are very much in a space race right now, and the Chinese are moving at incredible speeds, Jared Isaacman said

China Recovers Long March 10B Booster, Becoming Second Nation to Catch a Falling Rocket

China recovered the Long March 10B rocket booster after its maiden launch, making it only the second country after the United States to demonstrate propulsive recovery of an orbital-class vehicle. The milestone accelerates the global reusable rocket race.

This Strange, Feathered Dinosaur May Have Glided Between Trees Like a Flying Squirrel to Hunt Birds 120 Million Years Ago

A fossil of the creature provides the first evidence that microraptors lived in what is now northwestern China. Its discovery might also solve an ancient murder mystery

China’s Long March 10B rocket successfully launches—and lands—in a global spaceflight milestone

The inaugural launch and first-stage booster recovery of China’s Long March 10B rocket intensifies the nation’s spaceflight rivalry with the U.S.

Navigating Geopolitical Friction: China’s Shift from Energy Consumer to Global Clean Energy Infrastructure Enabler

Navigating Geopolitical Friction: China’s Shift from Energy Consumer to Global Clean Energy Infrastructure Enabler

NASA administrator says ‘we are very much in a space race right now’ against China

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said Sunday that the U.S. is “very much in a space race right now” against China, as the two countries vie to land astronauts on the moon and secure a near-permanent presence on the lunar surface. “The Chinese are moving at incredible speeds, and they are certainly capable of doing what []...Click to read more

China test-fires long-range missile into Pacific, rattling U.S. allies

The unprecedented test of a nuclear-capable submarine-launched missile highlights Beijing’s growing force in the region.

Barkly cranks up 10,000m rare earths drilling in NT Gulf

Barkly Rare Earths is mobilising for a 10,000m drilling push in the NT, chasing growth beyond its 40Mt inferred rare earths resource.

The second China shock is here — and it’s bigger, broader and more global

The second China shock is here — and it’s bigger, broader and more global

[OPINION] Why China won’t just leave out the Philippines

China is conducting deep-sea mining operations in the South China Sea for rare earth elements, which are very important in today's technologies

China Uses Canada as a Launch Pad to the U.S. EV Auto Market

China views Canada as the perfect springboard for Chinese cars to enter the U.S. auto market, the world’s second largest after The post China Uses Canada as a Launch Pad to the U.S. EV Auto Market appeared first on IER.

BN Daybreak: SA rare earth breakthrough; Three politicians killed; Chip stocks tumble

BN Daybreak: SA rare earth breakthrough; Three politicians killed; Chip stocks tumble

VinFast Auto: Intense Competition From Chinese Autos Will Drive Downside

VinFast Auto: Intense Competition From Chinese Autos Will Drive Downside

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St George scores monster 199m rare earths, niobium hit in Brazil

St George Mining has landed its longest rare earths and niobium intercept yet at Araxá in Brazil, with 199.5m of continuous mineralisation from surface.

Tiny new marsupial species, not seen in two decades, confirmed from museum specimens

Researchers have confirmed a new-to-science species of marsupial in Australia’s Northern Territory. The tiny mouse-like carnivore has been named the Arnhem Plateau planigale (Planigale petrophila) after the area where it’s thought to live in; its scientific name translates to rock lover. Planigales are the world’s smallest marsupials, some weighing just a couple of grams. Only []

Not just EVs – Chinese Automakers Surpass Japan in Traditional Powertrains, Says Nikkei

Even in internal-combustion engine technology, Chinese carmakers have surpassed Japanese rivals, Japanese media reports. The post Not just EVs – Chinese Automakers Surpass Japan in Traditional Powertrains, Says Nikkei appeared first on CarNewsChina.com.

China makes space program breakthrough (VIDEOS)

China has successfully tested the partially recoverable Long March 10B space launch rocket Read Full Article at RT.com

Scientists discover gigantic ‘super-puff’ planets lighter than candy floss

'They also have a similar density to shaving foam.'

China Expands Strategic Mineral Toolkit With New Investment Firm

A new, Beijing-backed mining investment vehicle is aimed at bolstering China’s grip on overseas resources, as the country pushes back against US and European efforts to curb its dominance of the mineral supply chain.

The one metal powering a global shares boom and making investors huge gains... and it's not gold

The one metal powering a global shares boom and making investors huge gains... and it's not gold

HAU Index: Is Asia Beginning to Break London's Grip on Global Gold Pricing?

Competition in the global gold market is no longer limited to production, consumption, or central bank reserves. It has now expanded to one of the industry's most influential mechanisms: gold price benchmarks. In a move that goes far beyond a technical upgrade, Hong Kong has launched a new gold benchmark index, known as HAU, in partnership with Bloomberg. The initiative is part of a broader strategy to strengthen the city's position as a global gold trading hub while providing a regional benchmark that reflects price movements during Asian trading hours. The launch comes at a time when the majority of global gold demand is concentrated in Asia, even as the world's primary benchmark prices continue to be determined in London and New York.