"These moves are warnings that China intends to harm US interests if need be, but still give China the option to back down," one analyst said

In 2022, while lithium prices were soaring to life-time highs, CATL intervened in the market by opening a huge lithium hub in China. Prices have since slumped 86%

The group, which describes its business as "emissions intelligence," has raised an extra $5 million to enter the insurance sector to focus on emissions risk management.

The law, said to be one of the world's strictest, requires public country-by-country reporting to allow the tax office to assess if genuine business operations align with locations where profits are booked and taxes paid

China's proposals could help it retain its 70% grip on global processing of lithium into the material needed to make EV batteries. It could also threaten expansion plans by groups such as CATL

Chinese companies have increased their extraction of rare earths from northern Myanmar by an "unprecedented" amount, a new report says

German supplier warns it can no longer supply antimony to US clients, as China's export curbs begin to impact Western supply chains

The Commerce Ministry in Beijing announced an immediate halt on Tuesday to exports of gallium, germanium, antimony and superhard materials to the US

India's plan to shift from coal to clean energy is being slowed by a shortage of skilled manpower, plus doubts by states' power distribution firms and a lack of infrastructure to handle with the transition

British miner AngloAmerican has sold its Australian coal mines to Peabody, the US energy firm, for up to $3.8 billion

Dhaka is reviewing its deal with Adani Power, as the firm has been charging Bangladesh a rate much higher than power producers in India

The US has added 30 more Chinese firms to its official blacklist for companies whose products are banned because of forced labour involving Uyghurs