TOKYO (AP) — Japan said Monday it has successfully drilled and retrieved deep-sea sediment containing rare earth minerals from the seabed near a remote island, as the country seeks to reduce its ...

Sediment containing rare earth was retrieved from ocean depths of 6,000 meters (about 20,000 feet) on a Japanese test mission, the government said Monday, as it seeks to curb dependence on China for ...

USA Rare Earth CEO Barbara Humpton described in an exclusive interview with CNBC's Brian Sullivan how its deal with the U.S. government came about. The U.S. will provide $1.6 billion to USA Rare Earth ...

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has tightened export controls on dual-use items to Japan, underscoring the growing strategic role of rare earth elements amid complex geopolitical and resource ...

Rare Beauty, the Selena Gomez–owned beauty brand, is expanding beyond Sephora for the first time, moving into Ulta Beauty stores five years after its launch. A curated selection of products will be ...

An Australian-owned rare earths processing facility operating in Malaysia has emerged as a critical node in the United States’ accelerating preparations for war, particularly against China. The Lynas ...

The 15-year effort by Japan is a model for countries now scrambling to reduce their dependence on Beijing’s critical metals. Sojitz, a Japanese conglomerate, turned to Lynas, an Australian mining ...

President Donald Trump said he would look to diversify critical minerals purchases during a meeting with five central Asian countries on Thursday, as the US seeks to address China’s dominance in rare ...

A detective — aptly named Joe Ford — who specializes in finding stolen cars has recovered millions in valuable vehicles over the years, but one has eluded him: a $7 million ultra-rare 1938 Talbot-Lago ...

China's Ministry of Commerce issued two major new rare earth regulations on October 9, 2025, including a landmark rule that imposes export controls on rare earth technologies and explicitly prohibits ...