The government of the Cook Islands said on Saturday that it had struck a five-year agreement with China to explore deep-sea minerals. The deal has raised eyebrows in nearby New Zealand. The Cook ...

The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the ...

The Cook Islands said Saturday it has struck a five-year agreement with China to cooperate in exploring and researching the ...

The Cook Islands said it has formalized cooperation pacts with China, including an action plan for a comprehensive strategic ...

Growing ties between Cook Islands and China, including a new comprehensive partnership agreement action plan detailed this ...

The public quarrel between New Zealand and the Cook Islands — which share a passport, a military and constitutional ties — is ...

The Cook Islands has announced a controversial deal with China focusing on seabed mineral cooperation, stirring tensions with ...

President Trump seems more likely to support deep-sea mineral extraction than President Biden did. But do we need those ocean ...

It's massive, just massive." Trans-Tasman Resources wanted to suck up millions of tonnes of seabed over 30 years in the South Taranaki Bight to extract valuable minerals and was waiting to see if it ...

This discrepancy arises because deep seabed minerals don’t belong to any jurisdiction and thus cannot be similarly taxed. While sponsoring states can impose royalties on operators, some ...

Solar panel manufacturer First Solar has committed to excluding minerals mined from the deep seabed from its supply chain until sufficient scientific findings can assess the environmental risks ...

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