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 ...

Mines in Kachin state, notably those north of the strategically important garrison town of Bhamo, provide about half of the ...

Nearly half the world's supply of heavy rare earths is extracted from mines in Kachin state, including those north of Bhamo.

China does not actually want the Myanmar civil war to end, but wants the fighting to be reduced to levels where its economic ...

Beijing accused of pressuring ethnic army to stop fighting Myanmar junta for control of Bhamo in Kachin State.

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

China wants KIA rebels to pull back from strategic town of Bhamo Beijing threatens to halt rare-earth imports from KIA-controlled areas China increasingly using dominance over critical minerals ...

The battle between the Kachin Independence Army and the Chinese-backed military junta in Myanmar affects the global supply of ...

The conflict in Kachin State, Myanmar, has become a focus point, drawing attention to both supply concerns and environmental ...