BANGKOK, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- The era where the wealthy splashes cash over glittering coloured stones, diamonds, pearls, and precious metals is over, an executive from Thailand's Ministry of Commerce told Xinhua on Friday.
Instead, only jewelries that exemplifies beauty and practicality will make it into the international markets in such a grim global economy badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Nantawan Sakuntanaga & Director-General of the ministry's Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP).
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