China's decision to suspend exports of critical minerals and magnets has upended supply chains to carmakers, aerospace manufacturers, chip firms and military contractors

The carbon removal industry is set to a hit a major milestone this year but its current pace of growth is not nearly enough to play any meaningful role in reaching climate goals

US Trade Rep says China was slow to restore access to rare-earth minerals, while Beijing was unhappy about new export controls and other moves imposed by the White House

The Thai government plans to build small dams to contain heavy metals in several northern rivers poisoned by unregulated gold mining on land controlled by ethnic groups in Myanmar's northeastern Shan State

Demand for containers to ship Chinese products to the US has shot up dramatically following the trade truce negotiated in Switzerland

Delhi has been keen to do a trade deal with the US but filed notice of a trade dispute with the WTO this week, showing it's unhappy with Trump's 25% tariff on steel and aluminium

The Modi government has said its will slash its tariff gap with the US to less than 4% from nearly 13% – in a bid to be exempt from Trump's tariff hikes, sources have revealed

Two factors seen to have helped the Labor Party's strong victory were concern about Trump's tariff policies and Republican support for his conservative rivals.

Japan says tariffs imposed on autos, steel and aluminium cannot be excluded from trade talks, because the auto sector is a core national industry

Officials at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach expect a plunge in cargo from Asia that could last well into the second half, if not longer

China has granted tariff exemptions on US goods such as pharmaceuticals, chips and aircraft engines and has asked firms to identify critical goods they need levy-free

China seems to be taking leaves from the American playbook as it steps up its retaliation against Donald Trump's tariff war