A drastic increase in unregulated production of rare earth minerals in Myanmar is causing serious environmental concerns ...

There is a growing concern among automotive industry stakeholders in India over China’s decision to restrict exports of rare ...

Myanmar’s civil war is unwinnable under the circumstances. Supporting Kachin independence could secure rare earth supplies, ...

As of June 2, over 232,900 people were residing in camps in Kachin state, including 149,000 individuals displaced by the 2021 military coup. Fighting has troubled this mountainous northern region ...

Nearly half the world's supply of heavy rare earths is extracted from mines in Kachin state, Myanmar.

Nearly half the world’s supply of heavy rare earths is extracted from mines in Kachin state, including those north of Bhamo, a strategically-vital garrison town.

The battle for control in northern Myanmar involves a strategic fight over rare earths, critical for global technology. The Kachin Independence Army clashes with the junta, influenced by Chinese ...

Unregulated activity led by Chinese enterprises in conflict-ravaged Myanmar is creating an environmental calamity in neighboring Thailand.

Myanmar today has neither. Already, in Kachin State, thousands of acres have been destroyed, leaving behind a poisoned landscape and work force. Shan State, where the Wa live, is next.

Reverend Hkalam Samson is the former head of the Kachin Baptist Convention, an organization based in northern Myanmar’s Kachin state representing the mostly Christian Kachin minority, who was ...

Myanmar is the world's leading producer of jade. Up to 90 percent of global supply of the precious stone is mined in the ...