MaterialsSourcing from Australia and India, recycling among steps consideredChina accounts for 70% of the world’s rare-earth production and controls 90% of the processing and refining. (Nikkei montage/source photos by Reuters)BEIJING/TOKYO — China’s exports of rare earths to Japan have plunged more than 80% on the year in March and April, prompting Japanese companies to seek alternative sources such as Australia and India. Source link
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3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jun 7, 2026 10:20 PM IST External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Indonesia counterpart Sugiono held bilateral talks on Sunday as the two nations agreed to advance cooperation in defence, maritime security, digital connectivity and infrastructure. The two leaders also discussed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s likely visit to Jakarta next month. Jaishankar co-chaired the 8th India-Indonesia Joint Commission Meeting with Sugiono in New Delhi. After the bilateral meeting, Jaishankar posted on X, “A pleasure to co-chair the 8th India — Indonesia Joint Commission meeting alongside FM Sugiono. Our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has witnessed a strong…
Dawson’s Creek fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of Katie Holmes’s new movie, Happy Hours, in which she reunites with former co-star Joshua Jackson. Unsurprisingly, onlookers were rapt as Holmes took to the red carpet in a lacy satin gown alongside her onscreen love interest and close friend.Saturday, June 6 marked the premiere of the movie—which was also written and directed by Holmes—at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City. For the very special occasion, the All We Had director wore a dreamy pastel pink lace-trimmed silk-satin gown from Chloé, which retails for $4,290.For footwear, Holmes opted for…
Racing Incident Report Horse No 1 FIREFOOT (J183) K Teetan Bumped shortly after the start. Sent for sampling post-race. Horse No 3 HAILTOTHEVICTORS (J508) J Moreira J Moreira was reprimanded for failing to present himself in the Parade Ring by the required time. Commenced a forward move from the 1100 Metres and raced wide and without cover thereafter. Sent for sampling post-race. Horse No 4 MEEPMEEP (H234) H Bowman Leaving the 300 Metres was checked when crowded by HAPPYDEARHAPPYDEER (Y L Chung) which hung in before being corrected by its rider. Whilst the Stewards accepted that Jockey Chung had made…
The author of a Home Office-sponsored report on the Chinese state and organised crime in the UK was the target of failed honey traps and a suspected attempt to compromise him by a former British police officer, it is claimed.Dr David Wilson, whose groundbreaking analysis was declassified in February, has told of multiple attempts to influence him or discredit his work as he sought to examine the policing challenges posed by the Chinese Communist party (CCP) and criminal gangs.Among the apparent attempts to interfere with Wilson’s findings – based on interviews with officials from 14 law enforcement agencies in the…
This summer, one of China’s most celebrated archaeological discoveries will come to Guangzhou for its first large-scale presentation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.”Qingzhou Smile: Buddhist Images of Qingzhou, China” will open at the Guangzhou Museum of Art on June 20, 2026, and run through December 19, 2026.The exhibition brings together 62 masterpieces of Buddhist sculpture unearthed at the Longxing Temple site in Qingzhou and in nearby Zhucheng, of which 22 are national first-class cultural relics. Dating from the Northern Wei Dynasty through the Northern Song Dynasty, the works span nearly 600 years and trace the evolution of Buddhist…
Saudi Arabia’s Literature, Publishing, and Translation Commission concluded the Kingdom’s participation as guest of honor at the 2026 Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair, held from May 29 to June 7. Through its pavilion, led by the commission, Saudi Arabia presented an integrated cultural showcase combining literature, arts, heritage, and knowledge. The diverse program included literary and cultural seminars, alongside artistic and performance displays, traditional crafts, heritage fashion, rare manuscripts, and replica artifacts. Activities also extended to public spaces and shopping centers across Kuala Lumpur to broaden cultural outreach, in addition to hosting the Saudi Dinner Night, which brought together senior…
South Asia stands at a remarkable agricultural advantage, blessed with deep agro-biodiversity, a vast production base, and the capacity to grow an extraordinary range of food for the world. The region’s farms are a foundation of immense strength, producing at scale and feeding hundreds of millions. The opportunity ahead is to build on this foundation: to close the distance between what the region grows and what it processes, turning that agricultural abundance into greater income, nutrition, and prosperity for all.According to the FAO, India is among the world’s largest producers of milk, pulses, fruits and vegetables. This production record has…
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) announced May steel import permit application figures based on data published by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) system. According to the data, total U.S. steel import permit applications reached 1.996 million net tons (NT) in May. This represented a 0.7% increase compared to the 1.983 million tons recorded in April permit applications and a 6.5% increase compared to the preliminary April import volume of 1.874 million tons. Finished steel import permits totaled 1.495 million tons in May, up 8.5% from the preliminary April import volume of 1.378…