rare earth 稀土

rare earth
繁：稀土
简：稀土

中朝關係急轉直下，中國上月為懲罰北韓作第5次核試，宣布停止入口北韓煤炭後，有消息指北韓翌日即下令停止向中國出口稀土，以作報復。

報復貿易制裁　北韓禁止稀土供華（2017年3月3日）。on.cc東網，取自http://hk.on.cc/int/bkn/cnt/news/20170303/bknint-20170303154734708-0303_17011_001.html

Investors were wooed with promises of returns on investments in Rare Earth Metals and Rare Earth Elements, which were vital in engineering and manufacturing.

Tonkin, S. (2017, May 11). Conmen who duped hundreds of customers out of £7.75m in a precious metals scam only to sell them ‘worthless barrels of junk’ are jailed for 29 years. Daily Mail. Retrieved from http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4496206/Precious-metals-investment-scammers-jailed-29-years.html#ixzz4ioGwY1an