Bloomberg Australia is advancing separate talks with the US, Japan and South Korea over the development of local rare earths mining projects in an effort to bolster production outside China, which dominates the output of the materials. Rare earths, a group of 17 elements needed in components for missile systems to consumer electronics, had been flagged as a potential weapon ...

Bloomberg Japan tackled rescue and cleanup operations after a powerful typhoon ripped across the country, causing major flooding and landslides and leaving at least 21 people dead and hundreds of thousands without power. More than 160 people were injured and at least 16 were missing as many areas were hit by record amounts of rainfall and violent winds, according to ...

Bloomberg Two more meetings are planned to try to wrap up the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade pact before an Asean summit next month, Thai Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit told reporters after a RCEP ministerial meeting in Bangkok. Senior officials from 16 nations will meet next week in Bangkok to discuss the remaining key elements, while RCEP ministers will ...