CNBC's JP Ong and Elaine Yu discuss China's dominance in the global rare earths supply chain, highlighting Myanmar's pivotal ...

In the chaos of war, there’s nothing to stop Chinese firms from ravaging the landscape and extracting the minerals, which end ...

State media in Myanmar say the Southeast Asian nation's military government has recaptured a strategic gateway town after ...

In the middle of Myanmar's ongoing civil war, China has suffered a major setback. A fighter jet made in China and used by Myanmar's ruling military (junta) has been shot down by local rebel fighters.

Beijing is quietly influencing the junta’s election process and regime-allied parties through training, technological ...

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

Ta’ang National Liberation Army rebels did not acknowledge the loss of Nawnghkio, saying they moved to ‘safe locations’.

China has nearly cornered the market in rare earth minerals, which are a necessary component to much of our technology today.

But China’s “protection” for Myanmar is not a foregone conclusion, particularly within the U.N. Security Council. U.N. member states can and should employ unprecedented leverage to ensure ...

Myanmar’s domestic politics are central to China’s strategic interests, and are testing Beijing’s core principles.

China, ethnic kingpins and the state of Myanmar, once known as Burma, have all profited from the bounty of the nation’s war-torn borderlands. There is jade, natural gas and hydropower, gold ...