Glittering gold scales new peak
By Hou Qingyang | China Daily | Updated: 2010-01-06 08:04
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A customer looking at a gold tiger on display at a shopping mall in Shenyang, Liaoning province. Bullion gained more than 50 percent last year from $801 an ounce in January to $1,226 an ounce in December. Hong Yi |
The yellow metal's allure as a solid, tangible, intrinsically valuable store of wealth seems to be growing further in China with the nation soon set to surpass India as the biggest consumer.
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