Spring Festival is normally a glittering season for gold traders and dealers, but this year is less heated than previous ones, with market insiders saying consumers are favoring simpler designs and smaller, inevitably cheaper, products.
Gold shipments to the Chinese mainland from Hong Kong fell 32 percent in 2014 from a record a year earlier. The decline came from lower prices which failed to boost the purchases of bars, coins and jewelry amid a clampdown on corruption and an economic slowdown.
Gold is traditional, when it comes to Chinese New Year gifts or investments - but not everyone is on the hunt for the yellow medal these days, preferring instead to plough their cash into something a little more sparkling.
Manager lavishes praise on Barca's premier striker
Arsene Wenger believes Olivier Giroud has transformed as a player during his time at Arsenal, as the French striker scored twice at the Emirates to beat Middlesbrough 2-0 and send the FA Cup holder into the quarterfinals.
Bradford City manager Phil Parkinson declared victory over British broadcaster the BBC after his side completed another FA Cup giant-killing by eliminating Sunderland in the fifth round.
Arjen Robben admits Bayern Munich is nervous as it heads to the war-torn Ukraine for Tuesday's Champions League last 16, first-leg, clash against Shakhtar Donetsk.
Coming off the worst season of his career, Brandt Snedeker's mission was to become relevant again. He was eligible for only one major and none of the World Golf Championships and he hated the idea of the world's best players competing without him.
Kin continue making their mark at cricket's premier event
Pep Guardiola admitted he was impressed as Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich inflicted a record 8-0 rout on Hamburg to warm up for facing Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League.
Brendan Rodgers claimed Liverpool is hitting top gear at the right time as it booked its place in the FA Cup quarterfinals.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 20100000002731 
Raymond Zhou
Op Rana
Berlin Fang
Zhu Yuan
Huang Xiangyang
Chen Weihua
