The booster landed vertically on an offshore platform about six minutes after stage separation, marking China's first successful recovery of an orbital-class rocket.

The Trump administration is working with a U.S. company to challenge China's dominance over rare earth elements. The metals are essential for components in smartphones, robotics, fighter jets, and drones.

China has tested an experimental rocket retrieval system and successfully landed a reusable booster at sea, aiming to challenge the US dominance in reusable rockets. According to the state

The global debate surrounding critical minerals – and the geopolitical race to secure access to these materials – has thus far largely centered on a familiar group of resources. In recent years, rare earths,

Despite controlling the majority of global rare earth mining and processing, China's dominance faces a significant structural weakness. A recent study reveals that core patents for advanced rare earth functional materials,

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Workers construct the hull of a vessel at the STX shipbuilding plant on Changxing Island in northeast China's Liaoning province in 2011. (Andy Wong/AP) (Andy Wong) In only two decades ...

While China dominates global rare earth mining and processing, a new study reveals a "structural weakness": the US and Japan hold the core patents for high-value advanced rare earth technologies.

The Diplomat author Mercy Kuo regularly engages subject-matter experts, policy practitioners, and strategic thinkers across the globe for their diverse insights into U.S. Asia policy. This conversation with Dr. Jakob Kullik, scientific associate at ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — In only two decades, China has grown to be the dominant player in shipbuilding, claiming more than half of the world's commercial shipbuilding market, while the U.S. share has fallen to just 0.1%, posing serious economic and national ...