(Bloomberg) -- Copper, aluminum and other base metals climbed as the dollar weakened ahead of the US presidential election, and on the prospect of more stimulus measures from Chinese authorities. A ...

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- Police have prevented attempts to smuggle a large quantity of relics, including ancient coins, in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, provincial ...

Around 2,000 years ago, Dunhuang was a key hub on the ancient Silk Road. Chinese silk and tea passed through this gateway en route to other countries, while agricultural products such as grapes ...

Increased land management by Aboriginal people in southeastern Australia around 6,000 years ago cut forest shrub cover in half, according to our new study of fossil pollen trapped in ancient mud.

Copper prices on Thursday were set for a monthly fall, weighed down by disappointment over the scale and lack of details on the stimulus measures announced so far by top consumer China.

Copper prices edged lower on Thursday as worries about further economic stimulus in China offset an uptick in manufacturing data from the top metals consumer while investors also anxiously await the ...

American agencies have assessed that China dislikes the growing partnership between Russia and North Korea. The State Department has raised the troop issue with Chinese diplomats. By Edward Wong ...

Copper rose with other industrial metals following a report of a possible fresh announcement of Chinese stimulus totaling 10 trillion yuan ($1.4 trillion), as investors also prepare for next week’s ...

China’s imports of unwrought copper climbed 6.8% in the first half of 2024 to 2.763 million tons, again surprising to the upside. However, June's imports were 436,000 tons, down 15.2% from May's ...

Copper is one of the first metals humans ever extracted and used in large quantity. The first copper coins were minted around 8000 B.C. Copper tools are the defining features of the Bronze Age, ...