Explainer: China's rare earth supplies could be vital bargaining chip in U.S. trade war
Rare earth elements are used in a wide range of consumer products, from iPhones to electric car motors, as well as military jet engines, satellites and lasers.
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Suu Kyi tackles military land grabs in test of new Myanmar government
HTA NI, Myanmar By the standards of her village in Myanmar's swampy Ayeyarwady Delta, Than Shin was a prosperous woman. She had 20 acres of farmland on which her family grew rice.
Junta-ruled Thailand flirts with Russia as U.S. ties cool
BANGKOK Thailand is pursuing closer ties - and possible arms deals - with Russia, with relations between Thailand and its traditional partner, the United States, cooling in the wake of a May 2014 coup.
Indonesia looks to stop militants overseas from returning home
JAKARTA Indonesian President Joko Widodo is considering a regulation that would prohibit Indonesians from joining radical groups overseas, in an effort to prevent a deadlier attack than last week's militant assault on Jakarta.
INTERVIEW - Indonesia at risk of bigger Islamic State-linked attacks: police chief
JAKARTA Indonesia is bracing for the return of experienced Islamic State fighters from the Middle East who would be capable of carrying out attacks far more deadly than the assault on Jakarta last week, the country's police chief said on Monday.
Death toll in Indonesia attack rises to 8, half of them attackers
JAKARTA Another person has died from injuries sustained in last week's militant attack in Indonesia's capital, police officials said on Sunday, bringing the death toll to eight.
Death toll in Indonesia attack rises to eight, half of them attackers
JAKARTA Another person has died from injuries sustained in last week's militant attack in Indonesia's capital, police officials said on Sunday, bringing the death toll to eight.
Death toll in Indonesia attack rises to 8, half of them attackers
JAKARTA Another person has died from injuries sustained in last week's militant attack in Indonesia's capital, police officials said on Sunday, bringing the death toll to eight.
In Jakarta attack, plans meet militants' limitations
JAKARTA This week's militant attack in the heart of Indonesia's capital at first appeared to bear the hallmarks of recent spectacular strikes by Islamic State: a meticulously planned, multi-stage assault designed to sow confusion and take many lives.
In Jakarta attack, plans meet militants' limitations
JAKARTA This week's militant attack in the heart of Indonesia's capital at first appeared to bear the hallmarks of recent spectacular strikes by Islamic State: a meticulously planned, multi-stage assault designed to sow confusion and take many lives.
In Jakarta attack, plans meet militants' limitations
JAKARTA This week's militant attack in the heart of Indonesia's capital at first appeared to bear the hallmarks of recent spectacular strikes by Islamic State: a meticulously planned, multi-stage assault designed to sow confusion and take many lives.