The global supply of heavy rare earths hinges in part on the outcome of a months-long battle between a rebel army and the ...

China does not actually want the Myanmar civil war to end, but wants the fighting to be reduced to levels where its economic ...

The majority of these minerals are sourced from the Kachin region, which has been embroiled in a civil war since the military ...

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

Thirteen Myanmar junta aircraft, worth around US$170 million in total, have been shot down by the anti-regime forces since ...

The conflict in Kachin State, Myanmar, has become a focus point, drawing attention to both supply concerns and environmental ...

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 ...

In Myanmar, the ICRC has been active for more than 30 years, promoting respect for international humanitarian law and ...

China, which has a near-monopoly over the processing of heavy rare earths, has threatened to halt buying the minerals mined ...

The junta’s jury-rigged “peace forum” with a handful of regime-aligned or noncommittal groups is solely aimed at gaining ...

Elephants are playing important roles in the country’s civil war, but the conflict casts a dark shadow over their future.

China sources around half of its supply of rare earths from Myanmar, which is in the midst of an internecine conflict.