Five provinces under investigation for illegal trading of rare earth m… stockbot 0 148 2023.07.01 15:51 https://vietnamnews.vn/politics-laws/1550576/five-provinces-under-inve… + 2 https://vietnamnews.vn/rss/politics-laws.rss + 1 The illegal mineral exploitation activities were reported to have originated from unauthorised excavation and land clearance with individuals acting as guarantors.