Annual Gems Emporium set for Nay Pyi Taw next month

19 May 2018
Annual Gems Emporium set for Nay Pyi Taw next month
Buyers examine jade stones on sale, displayed during the opening of the Myanmar Gems and Jewelry Show 2017 in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, 12 December 2017. Photo: Hein Htet/EPA-EFE

The 55th Gems Emporium is set for Nay Pyi Taw in late June, according to Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation.
According to local media, the annual event will be held from 20 to 29 June 20 to 29 and will see gems and jade lots on sale.
Last year’s gems fair saw $690 million in sales and was attended by over 5,000 foreign and local gems dealers.