Mining turns India's heat-shield hills to dust
World 15:09 31/05/2026NEEM KA THANA, INDIA -- Dizzyingly deep pits from large-scale mining scar India's ancient Aravalli mountains, threatening the future of a forested buffer that New Delhi relies on for protection from furnace-hot desert winds.
THACO proposes $4.4bn bauxite-alumina projects in Vietnam’s Lam Dong
Economy 11:55 24/05/2026Truong Hai Auto Corporation, or THACO, has proposed a series of mining projects in Lam Dong Province, Vietnam, including bauxite-alumina projects with a total estimated investment of US$4.4 billion, the provincial Department of Finance said on Saturday.
New tungsten price cycle: MSR emerges as value stock for global investors
Economy 12:20 13/03/2026The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is driving a surge in global demand for semiconductor chips and large-scale data centers. Behind this technological race lies another critical competition: securing reliable supplies of strategic materials.
Masan High-Tech Materials positions Vietnam as rising force in critical minerals
Economy 16:00 27/11/2025Masan High-Tech Materials (UpCOM: MSR), a Masan Group company and operator of the Nui Phao project, is helping establish Vietnam as an emerging powerhouse in high-tech materials.
The Pacific island nation that wants to mine the ocean floor
World 17:15 23/07/2025A 1,000-metric-ton ship is exploring the far-flung South Pacific for riches buried beneath the waves, spearheading efforts to dredge the tropical waters for industrial deep-sea mining.
Mining exploitation leaves central Vietnam village in ruins
Vietnam News 14:06 13/11/2024Numerous areas resemble bomb craters
Nothing to lose: Vietnamese crypto investors rest hopes on unlisted coin
Economy 18:05 04/03/2021Inexperienced cryptocurrency investors in Vietnam are hoping to hit it big with Pi
Illicit sand mining rampant in southern Vietnam mountain range
Vietnam News 13:26 02/11/2017The heavily guarded mines operate around the clock
Illegal sand mining partly to blame for land subsidence in southern Vietnam (photos)
Vietnam News 16:53 19/04/2015Illegal sand mining has wreaked havoc on many provinces in the Mekong Delta and has partly triggered the land subsidence which shattered many local homes
