The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the ...

China, which has a near-monopoly over the processing of heavy rare earths, has threatened to halt buying the minerals mined ...

By Naw Betty Han, Devjyot Ghoshal, Shoon Naing and Poppy McPherson(Reuters) -The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in ...

The Kachin Independence Organisation’s spokesperson made the claim amid reports that Gen. N’Ban La was under house arrest by ...

The majority of these minerals are sourced from the Kachin region, which has been embroiled in a civil war since the military ...

China wields rare earths leverage in Myanmar’s civil war You might not have heard of Kachin State in Myanmar, but the region, ...

Myanmar’s civil war is unwinnable under the circumstances. Supporting Kachin independence could secure rare earth supplies, ...

Beijing threatens to block rare earth imports from Myanmar’s rebel-held areas as Kachin forces defy pressure and battle for control of strategic Bhamo town.

As the rebels have gained ground, they have detained thousands of prisoners of war. Their enemy, the junta, keeps few ...

China, Myanmar and Thailand have held the second ministerial-level meeting on cracking down on telecommunications and ...