Las Vegas-based MP Materials said on Nov. 19 that it will build a rare earths refinery in Saudi Arabia with the Pentagon and Saudi state-owned mining company Maaden. MP Materials and the Pentagon, through a joint venture, will hold a combined 49 percent MP Materials, Pentagon, Saudi Mining Company to Build Rare Earth Refinery in Saudi Arabia
Las Vegas-based MP Materials said on Nov. 19 that it will build a rare earths refinery in Saudi Arabia with the Pentagon and Saudi state-owned mining company Maaden. MP Materials and the Pentagon, through a joint venture, will hold a combined 49 percent 
Global supplies of the rare earth element yttrium are running low due to Chinese export restrictions, sparking fears of shortages and surging costs that could hit aerospace, energy and semiconductor production. China, the main source of the element used in
TAIPEI–Taiwan said on Tuesday it had detained a Chinese citizen on suspicion of espionage after breaking up a plot to entice serving and retired military personal to collect classified information. Democratically-governed Taiwan, which the Chinese communist
The United States is greenlighting two arms sales, together worth $1 billion, to Taiwan in a single week. Body-language clips online are sparking a political dispute—with Japan accusing China of misusing the footage, and now lodging a formal complaint. Under