As parts of Asia emerge as economic superpowers, the patriarchs driving the region’s growth have faced a succession of scandals, prompting questions over autocratic styles of governance, which appear increasingly at odds with the demands of the new generation.
Clean technology is fuelling a boom for metals with names seemingly from the comic strips of superman. Collectively known as rare earths, David Wigan takes a look at what exactly are these weird metals and asks whether it is possible to make money out of them
