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By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) – Many lithium mines, led by Chinese operators, are maintaining production of the raw material needed for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, in defiance of prices weak enough to trigger mass output cuts – providing a boon for battery makers. The continued production raises the prospect…

By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam is vulnerable to becoming the new Trump administration’s next target for tariffs as data shows its trade surplus with the United States ballooning, industry executives and analysts said. The Communist-run country, home to large industrial operations of U.S. multinationals such as Apple (NASDAQ:),…