Chinese scientists have developed a redox flow battery with 87.9% energy efficiency and 850-cycle lifespan, overcoming key ...

It takes lithium and cobalt to build the batteries that power electric vehicles and e-bikes, nickel and rare earth elements ...

South Korea aims to achieve a 20% recycling rate for strategic critical minerals by 2030, as intensifying trade tensions ...

Even if the Trump administration secures more minerals from the likes of Ukraine or Greenland, the U.S. would struggle to ...

Cobalt futures prices in China jumped more than 9% on Monday fuelled by China's strategic buying of cobalt and talks of extension of export ban from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the top supplier ...

But as far as critical minerals are concerned, China has "a virtual monopoly on copper and cobalt production", according to Joseph Cihunda, from the University of Kinshasa's law faculty.

The tussle playing out between Beijing and Washington over the sourcing and processing of critical minerals might not have been so intense had the United States not sold two of the world's biggest ...

G7 ministers toughen stance on China, omit conciliatory references Statement condemns coercion toward Taiwan, mirrors Japan-U.S. stance Concerns raised over China's nuclear buildup, maritime ...

Beijing sought to position itself as a key player in negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, as President Trump called for talks with Tehran. By Keith Bradsher and Berry Wang Keith ...

analyst Joel Crane said the ban has resulted in cobalt refineries – mostly based in China – scrambling to secure feedstock “putting significant upward pressure on prices.” So much so ...