Europe has also sounded the alarm, with EU businesses lobbying Beijing to set up a fast-track system for approval of rare earth export licences for "reliable" companies. China's rare earth curbs ...

The World Heritage Committee meets once a year, and consists of representatives from 21 of the States Parties to the Convention elected by their General Assembly. At its first session, the Committee ...

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