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Nikkei Asia
21-05-2025
- Science
- Nikkei Asia
US loudspeaker maker sounds the alarm on 'unnecessary' trade war
SHAUN TURTON SYDNEY -- Next year, if all goes to plan, four astronauts will blast off for a trip around the moon in NASA's Orion spacecraft. While the crew peers out at the vastness of space on their 10-day journey, the voices from Earth will come through loudspeakers manufactured by MISCO Speakers at its factory in Minnesota and powered by rare earth permanent magnets made in China.
Nikkei Asia
15-05-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Rare earths race heats up with US-Saudi deal and Shenghe acquisition
SHAUN TURTON and KENJI KAWASE SYDNEY/TOKYO -- U.S. rare earths company MP Materials has signed an initial agreement with Saudi miner Maaden to "explore" developing a rare earths industry in the Middle Eastern kingdom. The agreement, announced Wednesday, came as major Chinese rare earths player Shenghe Resources -- a strategic investor in MP -- said it will acquire Australian-listed explorer Peak Rare Earths.
Nikkei Asia
15-05-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Rare earths race heats up with US-Saudi deal and Shanghe acquisition
SHAUN TURTON and KENJI KAWASE SYDNEY/TOKYO -- U.S. rare earths company MP Materials has signed an initial agreement with Saudi miner Maaden to "explore" developing a rare earths industry in the Middle Eastern kingdom. The agreement, announced Wednesday, came as major Chinese rare earths player Shenghe Resources -- a strategic investor in MP -- said it will acquire Australian-listed explorer Peak Rare Earths.
Nikkei Asia
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
Australia's Labor Party triumphs in federal election, broadcaster says
SHAUN TURTON SYDNEY -- Australia's center-left Labor Party will prevail in the country's federal election, national broadcaster the ABC projected, meaning Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is set to become the first Australian leader in more than 20 years to be reelected after serving a full three-year term. Early vote counting showed Labor "substantially ahead," said ABC election analyst Antony Green, meaning Labor would form either a majority or minority government as its Liberal-National coalition rivals would not be in a position to challenge.
