Vietnam jails 23 people over rare earths exploitation

Vietnam jails 23 over illegal rare earths mining, $30m worth sold to China

HANOI, May 21 — A Vietnamese court today jailed 23 officials and business people over the illegal exploitation and export of rare earths. The trial comes after the US Geological Survey (USGS) this year significantly revised down its estimate of rare earth deposits in Vietnam, which it once considered the world’s second largest. The nine-day trial in Hanoi saw verdicts handed down to 27 defendants, including former Deputy Minister of Natural Reso…

Vietnam jails 23 people over rare earths exploitation

A Vietnamese court on Wednesday jailed 23 officials and business people over the illegal exploitation and export of rare earths.

Australia ready to play dirty against China’s rare earths manipulation

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