Ottawa and Beijing agreed to deepen cooperation on critical minerals during South Korean President Yoon’s visit to Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau. Trudeau said he discussed with Yoon ways to cooperate on a variety of areas, including critical minerals, electric vehicle (EV) batteries and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. Canada has rich resources of many of the critical minerals, from lithium to cobalt and nickel, that are used to produce EV batteries. Ottawa aims to scale up production with the help of producers and processors.    

U.S. tech giant Apple announced on Monday its plans to manufacture iPhone 14s in India, as it prepares to move some of its production away from China. The company launched its flagship smartphone at an event earlier this month, where it focused on safety upgrades. “The new iPhone 14 lineup introduces groundbreaking new technologies and important safety capabilities. We’re excited to be manufacturing iPhone 14 in India,” Apple said in a statement.

German utility RWE has signed a deal with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) to supply LNG to Germany by the end of December. Although the initial amount to be delivered is relatively small, it is politically significant as Germany has been looking to ramp up natural gas supplies outside Russia, and German Chancellor Scholz aiming to deepen ties with the Gulf to secure alternative energy sources.

Japan’s Toyota said on Friday that it decided to end vehicle production in Russia, citing the interruption of supplies of key parts and materials. Meanwhile, Mazda has also announced it was discussing to end production at a joint venture plant in Vladivostok. Toyota had already suspended production in its St. Petersburg plant in March due to supply chain issues and also stopped importing to Russia.