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CHINA CHIP FIRMS RISE ON NEWS OF FABRICATION TECH ADVANCES 

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Following news that a state-backed company had made a substantial technological advance on Wednesday, August 2nd, there was a sharp increase in Chinese chipmaking machine providers, raising optimism that the nation can reduce its reliance on US semiconductor technologies.  Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment Group is preparing to deploy its first system based on 28-nanometer technology […]

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BOLIVIA’S HAS LITHIUM RESERVES WHICH ARE LARGER THAN IT PREVIOUSLY ESTIMATED 

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President of the nation Luis Arce claims that Bolivia has the largest lithium deposits in the world. Arce announced yesterday (July 20th) that following thorough geological research of the Coipassa and Pasto Grandes salt flats, Bolivia’s reserves of the priceless metal climbed from 2 million tonnes to 23 million tonnes.   The economic landscape of

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LAUNCH OF 9.9 MW SOLAR POWER PROJECT IN SERBIA BY POWERCHINA AND AVR

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According to the Ministry of Mining and Energy, the project is being built by PowerChina and the German company AVR Solar Park. Notably, PowerChina and CWP Europe inked an investment agreement in April for the projected Vetrozelena wind farm, ushering the Chinese corporation into Serbia’s renewable energy market. Large solar power plants are not yet

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TAIWAN GIVES LITHUANIA AN ABUNDANCE OF MICROCHIPS DURING THE CHINA CONFLICT 

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The conflict between Lithuania and China over Taiwan has the potential to bring an unexpected windfall to the tiny Baltic country that France and Germany could only hope for: investment in the production of microchips. In order to keep Europe competitive with rivals like China and the United States, the EU’s industrial strategy includes a

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CHINA TIGHTENS EXPORT RESTRICTIONS ON TWO METALS USED IN SOLAR PANELS AND SEMICONDUCTORS 

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The Chinese government has declared that beginning on August 1, purchasers of two metals used in computer chips and solar panels would have to submit applications for export licenses. Germanium and gallium are two metals that are also used in military technology. For many years, the U.S. has imposed trade restrictions in an effort to

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JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER VISITS NATO TO WARN ABOUT RISKS IN EAST ASIA 

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In order to urge an alliance focused on Ukraine to take notice of Chinese and Russian action in Asia, which Japan views as a danger to international security, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will join NATO leaders in Lithuania on Tuesday. Along with the leaders of South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand, Kishida made his

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UK LOOKING TO REVIVE RICH MINING PAST TO COUNTER CHINA’S MINERALS DOMINANCE 

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South Crofty is a part of a surge of mining activity sweeping the southwest of England that aims to revive a sector that, up until recently, appeared to be all but dead. Companies looking to profit from the spike in demand for the raw materials essential to the transition to clean energy are concentrating on

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WHY AREN’T OPEC+ SUPPLY CUTS RESULTING IN HIGHER OIL PRICES? 

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In response to falling oil prices, OPEC+, a group made up of Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies like Russia that produces about 40% of the world’s petroleum, has been reducing oil output since November. The two largest oil exporters in the world—members Saudi Arabia and Russia—intensified their oil supply restrictions on Monday,

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JAPAN’S UPDATED SPACE SECURITY PLAN TAKES INTO ACCOUNT COUNTERSTRIKE CAPABILITY

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The Japanese government established its first official space security strategy on Tuesday, and it is expected to include counterstrike capabilities. “The new Basic Plan for Space Policy presents a vision of the future of security, disaster prevention and mitigation, innovation, civil sectors such as space science and exploration, and rockets that support these space activities,

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ARGENTINA’S SALT LAKE PROJECT OF GANFENG LITHIUM GOES LIVE 

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A significant Chinese supplier of lithium battery components, Ganfeng Lithium Group, reported that its Cauchari-Olaroz salt lake project in Argentina finally started operating on June 10 after a three-year delay. The Jujuy province-based project is Ganfeng Lithium’s first to start production in Argentina and will produce battery-grade lithium carbonate while increasing capacity and streamlining production

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