Washington maintains reciprocal tariffs at 19 pct, Putrajaya refrains from banning, imposing quotas on critical minerals, rare earth elements to US

Bloc's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, Dutch seizure of China-owned Nexperia among discussion topics

Blacklisting Chinese firms, imposing port fees are actions that undermine bilateral talks, says Beijing

Announcement follows US calls to restrict chipmaking equipment exports to Beijing

Khazanah Nasional likely to partner with Beijing state firm to build facility

Nation's status as critical hub for semiconductors, political neutrality among key factors, says analyst

Tengku Zafrul clarifies Putrajaya’s deal with Washington is for no export restrictions on critical minerals.

BEIJING, July 8 — The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the Chinese-backed military junta in the hills of northern Myanmar.

SYDNEY, June 26 — Australia is suing a Chinese-linked company and a former associate over a breach of foreign investment laws linked with rare earths miner Northern Minerals, the national treasurer said on Thursday, adding it was the first case of its kind.

PUTRAJAYA, May 19 — Claims that the Federal government is delaying the release of the standard operating procedure (SOP) for rare earth elements (REE) mining are unfounded, said Minister of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.

SYDNEY, May 7 — Lynas Rare Earths is eyeing potential purchases of rare earths deposits in Malaysia and Brazil and plans to work with early-stage developers to help bring their mines online, its CEO Amanda Lacaze said today.

MELBOURNE/RIO DE JANEIRO, June 18 — Mining giant Brazil has big ambitions to build a rare earths industry as Western economies push to secure the metals needed for magnets used in green energy and defence and break China's dominance of the supply chain.