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Gold
General
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Vietnam consumes 50 tons of gold annually

Vietnam consumes nearly 50 tons of gold jewelry each year, with 80% absorbed by HCMC, according to the Saigon Jewelry Association (SJA). The country imported more than 1,000 tons of gold in the 1991-2012 period. Businesses have not been allowed to import raw…

facebook releases tiktok like rapping app bars s3sm
General
1 min read

Facebook releases BARS, the rap app

Apps for creating short musical, visual, attention-grabbing clips have been all the rage these years. We’ve been through viral platforms such as Vine, Musical.ly, TikTok, and now, we’ve got BARS. Facebook seems to want in on the fad as it just came out with a…

Bangkok Night
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Strict Thai curfew forces stores to close cross nation

Thailand’s government has imposed an overnight curfew effective tonight that will force the closure of tens of thousands of convenience stores and street vendors. The curfew will run from 10pm to 4am. During that time all Thais and visitors to the country…