A Chinese woman was arrested at Sri Lanka's Bandaranaike International Airport on Friday carrying over 30,000 U.S. dollars worth of gem stones, officials said.
An annual Myanmar gems emporium was opened in Nay Pyi Taw Saturday for its golden jubilee. Some originally-scheduled interim special gem sales and mid- year event were also stopped over the period following the suspension of jade mining work in Pha-Kant, northernmost Kachin state since May 2012 when armed conflicts between the government forces and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) escalated, effecting the mining area run by hundreds of mining companies.
Cambodia has eyed to become a precious stone and jewelry hub in Southeast Asia region in the near future, Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh said Thursday.
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