Asia Metals and mining
Tosyali dethrones Eregli to become largest Turkish steelmaker
Company owner Fuat Tosyali became a favourite businessman of president Erdogan. Projects he’s involved in include making Turkey’s “native and national” Altay battle tank.
The hidden cost of Indonesia’s nickel ambitions
Indonesia ranks among the top global producers of nickel, a critical component in electric vehicle batteries, smartphones, and wind turbines - making the country central to the global shift toward clean energy
Inside Malaysia’s $107bn semiconductor gamble
By betting big on chips, Malaysia is not just investing in factories and engineers, it’s investing in long-term technological sovereignty. As the global race for semiconductors accelerates, Malaysia is proving it intends to play for keeps.
Central Asian states ready to meet rising global demand for critical minerals
China has stranglehold on rare earths needed for emerging technologies.
Record gold prices to hit sales volume of Indian jewellery retailers
Gold prices in India have been on a steady uptrend for months, recently touching record highs driven by the US-China trade tensions, a weakening US dollar and rising investor appetite for safe-haven assets.
COMMENT: Embracing “Greater Central Asia” has become a strategic imperative for US
Wider region increasingly seen as arena in which major powers’ interests, such as in sourcing critical minerals, collide and converge.
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Beijing VS Washington on rare earths – and why the US is losing, and losing badly
At present the US faces the dual challenge of having alienated China, the primary global supplier of rare earths, while Washington has also seen its relations with potential alternative partners strained.
Vietnam gold prices hit record highs as global bullion rallies
Gold prices in Vietnam surged to historic highs on April 10, mirroring gains in global markets as investors flocked to the precious metal amid escalating US-China trade tensions and shifting tariff policies.