Canada and Australia are key players in the global supply chain for critical minerals. Simultaneously the top two nations for receiving minerals investment and for providing minerals investment, they are perfectly placed to use critical minerals to facilitate the global energy transition, foster innovation and build their security capabilities.

Stressing the need for a level playing field for European businesses, Hervé Delphin cited concerns about India’s regulatory uncertainty as a potential dampener on EU investments

On October 29, commencing at around 1:20pm, for approximately 65 minutes,and commencing at around 2:30pm, for approximately 10 minutes, in Osaka, Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, participated in the “Economic Coercion / Enhancing Supply Chain Resiliency” (Session 4) and “Closing Session”, respectively. The overview of the meeting is as follows.

Beijing's move to restrict graphite exports will have a disproportionate impact on foreign makers of electric vehicle battery components who have not yet shifted to using as much synthetic material as Chinese counterparts, industry insiders and experts said.

The United States also inquired whether India intended to broaden the scope of import licensing beyond the specified products.

Though certain WTO members have been discussing the e-commerce issue since 1998, there is no clear-cut definition of the subject.

Within the framework of Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW), Singapore’s Energy Market Authority (EMA) on October 27 granted conditional approval to Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd (SCU) – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sembcorp Industries (Sembcorp) to import wind power from Vietnam.

By the end of September, the US, Japan and China are three Vietnam’s seafood export markets that hit export turnover of one billion US$ or more.

Vietnamese durian exports to the UK have increased due to high demand for this fruit and the advantages of the UK-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA).

The US government's latest chip export control rules are causing more uncertainty in the global semiconductor industry, which will slow tech advancements around the world, experts said.