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Global Precious Metals Investment

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 13, 2025 - Panda silver coins at a gold store in Shanghai, China on July 13, 2025.

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Global Precious Metals Investment

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 13, 2025 - An investment silver bar in a gold store in Shanghai, China on July 13, 2025.

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Global Precious Metals Investment

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 13, 2025 - Panda silver coins at a gold store in Shanghai, China on July 13, 2025.

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Global Precious Metals Investment

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 13, 2025 - Silver ingots in a gold store in Shanghai, China on July 13, 2025.

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Global Precious Metals Investment

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 13, 2025 - An investment silver bar in a gold store in Shanghai, China on July 13, 2025.

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Global Precious Metals Investment

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 13, 2025 - An investment silver bar in a gold store in Shanghai, China on July 13, 2025.

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-GOLD-BACKED CURRENCY-INTRODUCTION

(240406) -- HARARE, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- New governor of Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) John Mushayavanhu presents the 2024 monetary policy statement in Harare, Zimbabwe, April 5, 2024. Zimbabwe on Friday introduced to the market the much-awaited structured currency that monetary authorities expect to foster currency stability and contain rising inflation. The new structured currency, known as the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), will be backed by a basket of foreign exchange reserves and precious metals, mainly gold, being held by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), or the country's central bank. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)

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ZIMBABWE-HARARE-GOLD-BACKED CURRENCY-INTRODUCTION

(240406) -- HARARE, April 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 5, 2024 shows specimens of new Zimbabwean dollar notes in Harare, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe on Friday introduced to the market the much-awaited structured currency that monetary authorities expect to foster currency stability and contain rising inflation. The new structured currency, known as the Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG), will be backed by a basket of foreign exchange reserves and precious metals, mainly gold, being held by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ), or the country's central bank. (Photo by Shaun Jusa/Xinhua)

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Japan's Cabinet adopts formal position on bitcoin trading

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Taro Aso holds a press conference at his ministry in Tokyo on March 7, 2014, after the government adopted a formal position in a Cabinet meeting earlier that day on bitcoin trading, deeming the virtual currency to be a noncurrency market product such as precious metals.

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Japanese team devises rhodium alloy

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto University professor Hiroshi Kitagawa holds a piece of rhodium alloy he and his research team have produced using nanotechnology. The team hopes the alloy will serve as a less expensive alternative to natural rhodium, which is used as an exhaust gas-purifying catalyst but extremely costly as it is one of the rarest and most valuable precious metals.

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Golden hawk worth 10 mil. yen stolen

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows an exquisite golden hawk that was stolen by three robbers wearing balaclavas from the Tomiya Gold precious metals shop in the city of Okayama on Jan. 29. Tomiya Corp., which runs the shop, said around 850 grams of gold was used to make the 28-centimeter-high hawk worth 10 million yen. The robbers and another man who drove the getaway vehicle are still at large. (Photo taken from the company's website)

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Gov't may require telecom firms to collect used cellphones

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a box for collecting used mobile phones at a convenience store in Yokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry officials said Jan. 20 that the ministry is considering requiring telecom companies and retailers to collect used cellphones to step up Japan's efforts to secure precious metals.

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NPO donates money to UNICEF by collecting metal from dentures

SAITAMA, Japan - A denture collection box set up by the Saitama-based Japan Denture Recycling Association in the city of Ageo, Saitama Prefecture. The association recycles precious metals collected from unneeded dentures and donates the profits to the U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) and municipal governments.

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Egypt's gold jewelry expo aspires to become hub for regional makers

STORY: Egypt's gold jewelry expo aspires to become hub for regional makers DATELINE: Dec. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:08 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of jewelry of the International Nebu Expo for Gold & Jewelry 2022 2. people visiting the expo STORYLINE: An expo exhibiting a large variety of gold and jewelry products and machinery from across the globe concluded in the Egyptian capital on Monday. Dubbed "International Nebu Expo for Gold & Jewelry 2022," the three-day expo was held at the Egypt International Exhibition Center in New Cairo, featuring jewelry, coins, and ornaments made from gold or other precious metals and gemstones. Jewelry-making machines made in Egypt, Italy, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and India were also exhibited. A pavilion of New Egypt Gold, a locally renowned jewelry producer, was decorated in pharaonic elements including ancient Egyptian columns and statues, and showcased a large variety of gold and jewelry sets that drew inspiration from Egyp

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Malaysia's leading index remains stable at 109.5 points in July

STORY: Malaysia's leading index remains stable at 109.5 points in July DATELINE: Sept. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of container vessels at Penang Port, Malaysia 2. various of container vessels at Northport of Port Klang, Selangor 3. various of container yard at Port Klang, Selangor 4. various of container truck on road STORYLINE: Malaysia's leading index (LI) which predicts the economic direction on average of four to six months ahead, remained stable by registering 109.5 points in July, as compared to 105.2 points a year ago. This corresponds to LI growth of 4.1 percent year-on-year, lower than 5.3 percent in June, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement. Real imports of other basic precious and other non-ferrous metals persisted as the main impetus to the growth due to an increase in demand related to platinum-based metals. Looking at month-on-month performance, LI posted a negative 2 percent in the reference month as

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MM Catalyst, an auxiliary catalyst device developed by Haiba Iron Works in collaboration with Nichidai Filter

Haiba Iron Works (Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture), in cooperation with Nichidai Filter (Ujitawara Town, Kyoto Prefecture), a stainless steel diffusion bonding (sintering) company, has developed an auxiliary catalytic converter "MM catalyst" that shortens the activation time of the main catalyst for exhaust gas purification by about 40%. The MM catalyst is manufactured by loading precious metals onto a structure made of sintered stainless steel wire mesh. Compared to the honeycomb structure that is commonly used in catalysts, the reaction space is more complex and the contact efficiency of exhaust gas is improved. Noboru Ishizawa, director of the technology department at Haiba Iron Works, said, "We will further refine our technology through repeated tests using actual machines (for practical use). On July 10, 2019, the head office of Haruba Ironworks in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Gov't may require telecom firms to collect used cellphones

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a box for collecting used mobile phones at a convenience store in Yokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry officials said Jan. 20 that the ministry is considering requiring telecom companies and retailers to collect used cellphones to step up Japan's efforts to secure precious metals. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo company sold medals as "British royal baby coin"

Photo shows a replica of a medal sold by Tokyo precious metals sales company Gold Star as a non-existent "British Royal Baby Anniversary Coin." The company was slapped with a business-suspension order Aug. 26, 2015, over the sales. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golden hawk worth 10 mil. yen stolen

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows an exquisite golden hawk that was stolen by three robbers wearing balaclavas from the Tomiya Gold precious metals shop in the city of Okayama on Jan. 29. Tomiya Corp., which runs the shop, said around 850 grams of gold was used to make the 28-centimeter-high hawk worth 10 million yen. The robbers and another man who drove the getaway vehicle are still at large. (Photo taken from the company's website) (Kyodo)

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A gold plated, golden giraffe from porcelain and necklaces from precious metals pictured during Jewellery fair in Jaipur, India on December 20, 2015. (CTK Photo/Krystof Kriz)

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IOC chief Bach in Japan

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (L), standing next to Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, puts a mobile phone in a box to collect unwanted digital devices set up at the Tokyo metropolitan government's main office in the Japanese capital on Nov. 25, 2018. Precious metals in the collected devices will be recycled to make medals for the 2020 Tokyo Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Digital device recycling for Olympic medals

Shunichi Suzuki, minister in charge of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, puts mobile phones in a box to collect unwanted digital devices set up at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on June 15, 2018. Precious metals in the collected devices will be recycled to make medals for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Digital device recycling for Olympic medals

Shunichi Suzuki, minister in charge of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, puts mobile phones in a box to collect unwanted digital devices set up at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on June 15, 2018. Precious metals in the collected devices will be recycled to make medals for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo