Chinese rounded up and arrested for an assualt on a Burmese gem merchant after a row breaks out in Mandalay
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Gem fair sees jade prices soar 10-fold
Rising prices for precious Burmese stone largely down to Chinese buyers, suggesting that the US-sanctioned industry is bouyant
Global jewel market slump forces ruby miners out of work
Mar 11, 2009 (DVB), Gem traders and miners working in two ruby-rich areas have lost their jobs after the global economic crisis hit the Burmese jewel market, locals and gem…
Burma launches 11-day gem auction
Jun 25, 2008 (AFP)‚ Military-run Burma launched an 11-day auction of precious gems in Rangoon on Tuesday, state media said, as the country struggles to recover from last month’s devastating…