The search for new suppliers for the minerals needed for everything from batteries to missiles has driven novel extraction methods.
Monthly Archives For January 2025
From MetroLink to Shenzhen: The Unusual Journey of a Stolen iPhone
A Lemay man tracked his stolen iPhone to a machine that offers instant cash for smartphones. But before police could retrieve it, he says it popped up on his tracker as being overseas.
How to make it in America: the pressures and pitfalls for Chinese brands going global
As domestic spending falters, Chinese consumer brands are eyeing global markets, but tariffs and cultural barriers could get in their way When Leo Li Minguang walked into a Zara store for the first …
Ascentage Pharma raises $126m in first biotech IPO of 2025
The funds will support the development of Ascentage’s pipeline, including its lead candidate olverembatinib to treat blood cancer.
AG Bailey suing China over COVID-19, seeking $25 billion in damages
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is making Missouri the first state to take China to court for over the COVID-19 pandemic.
China’s new Type 054B frigate exposes US naval inertia
The Type 054B/Jiangkai III-class have several differences compared to the earlier Type 054/A guided missile frigates.
Marco Rubio to Chinese foreign minister: Trump will put ‘American people first’ in US-China relations
New Secretary of State Marco Rubio told China’s foreign minister on Friday that the U.S. would put the American people first and promote U.S. interests in its relationship with Beijing.
Marco Rubio’s ‘Concerns’ in First Call with China: What to Know
Secretary of State Rubio spoke with China’s Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Honduras Says Trump’s Deportation Plan Could Push It Closer to China
Many Latin American countries are trying to distance themselves from Beijing. But in response to President Trump’s sweeping deportation plans, Honduras is doing the opposite.
China’s suspension of five Brazilian soy exporters to last 2 months, says Brazilian official
China’s suspension earlier this month of Brazilian soybean exports from five companies after cargoes did not meet plant health requirements will last two months, a top Brazilian agriculture official …
‘Putin liked the idea…’: Trump makes big announcement of nuclear talks with Russia, China
President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos emphasised his desire to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the ongoing war in Ukraine. He highlighted China’s significant …
Crypto Biz: Trump’s arrival marks a pivotal shift for digital assets
US President Donald Trump’s inaugural address on Jan. 20 didn’t mention cryptocurrency or Bitcoin, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t big things in store for the sector this year. Coinbase CEO Brian …
A crypto reserve instead of a CBDC, but this is not certain. What is Trump up to?
President of the USA Donald Trump on January 23 ordered the creation of a digital assets task force, which among other things will investigate th …
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