Close-up of tens of thousands of square meters of forest in Thai Nguyen being devastated

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    Thai Nguyen - Ngoc Linh Company Limited leveled and devastated tens of thousands of square meters of forestry land, arbitrarily opening the road to build factories and auxiliary works.

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    As Lao Dong has reported, since April 2025, Ngoc Linh Company Limited (Ngoc Linh Company) has used machinery to arbitrarily clear roads and level thousands of square meters of forestry land to build factories and auxiliary works. At the end of August 2025, the authorities drew up a record and requested a temporary suspension, but this enterprise still did not comply. Photo: PV Group.
    The area of illegal leveling and construction of Ngoc Linh Company Limited. Video: PV Group.
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    According to the reporter's records at the end of October 2025, the Phja Lan hill area (Bang Thanh commune) was severely flattened. Inside, dozens of solid factories appeared, covered with corrugated iron and many power line systems. Photo: PV Group.
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    After a period of being leveled and devastated, many auxiliary works have sprung up on the people's cultivated land. Photo: PV Group.
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    According to inspection report No. 375 dated October 28 of the People's Committee of Bang Thanh commune, the leveling and construction locations of auxiliary works have a total area of 33,215.5m. Of which, the auxiliary works have an area of over 2,669m2, the leveling area is 30,546m2. Photo: PV Group.
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    Ngoc Linh Company also illegally leveled a 7m wide road, over 2.9km long, with a total leveled area of over 20,387m2, burying many forest products. Photo: PV Group.
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    A transformer station was installed inside the leveling area, near the rows of illegal factories. Photo: PV Group.
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    Also according to report No. 375 dated October 28 of the People's Committee of Bang Thanh commune, the area previously illegally leveled by Ngoc Linh Company was vacant land, corn-growing land of the people. The company representative confirmed that the conversion of land use purposes has not been carried out. Photo: PV Group.
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    The report stated that Ngoc Linh Company Limited showed signs of violating many acts in many different fields, large violation area, and complicated cases. Photo: PV Group.
    Dia phuong de nghi So NNMT tinh kiem tra viec chap hanh cac quy dinh ve phap luat cua cong ty doi voi du an “Dau tu xay dung cong trinh khai thac va che bien quang chi - kem khu vuc Phja Dam - Khuoi Man, xu ly vi pham theo quy dinh. Anh: Nhom PV
    Bang Thanh Commune has requested the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Thai Nguyen Province to inspect the company's compliance with legal regulations for the project "Investment in construction of lead-zinc ore mining and processing works in the Phja Dam - Khuoi Man area", and handle violations according to regulations. Photo: PV Group.

    Ngoc Linh Company Limited was approved by the People's Committee of Bac Kan province (old) for investment in the project to build a lead-zinc ore mining and processing project in the Phja Dam - Khuoi Man area (Bang Thanh commune) in October 2023.

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