New Zealand is considering withdrawing its support for an international ban on deep-sea mining, the country's resources ...

Cook Islands officials yesterday said they had discussed seabed minerals research with China as the small Pacific island ...

New Zealand backed a ban on deep-sea mining under former progressive prime ... copper and nickel—metals used to build batteries for electric vehicles. But the industry faces sharp criticism ...

Multiple cooperation deals signed as Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown talk in Harbin, CCTV ...

China's state-owned industrial giants have set up nearly 100 new research hubs as part of a government initiative launched in 2022 to drive technological breakthroughs in a slew of strategic fields.

New Zealand backed a ban on deep-sea mining under former progressive prime minister Jacinda ... copper and nickel -- metals used to build batteries for electric vehicles. Lula pushes mega-oil project ...