Thai jewelry expo

Fri, 13 Jan 1995

Thai jewelry expo

JAKARTA (JP): A 20-strong delegation of leading gems and jewelry entrepreneurs from Thailand will visit Indonesia from Jan.16.

Five of the delegation's members will hold a special exhibition of top quality gem and jewelry products at the Sahid Jaya Hotel in Central Jakarta on Jan. 16 and 17, the Thai Embassy announced yesterday.

Among the items to be displayed are costly rubies, blue sapphires and other expensive precious and semi-precious gemstones, in addition to elegant items of fine jewelry.

Thailand is well-known for its superb craftsmanship in gemstone production in addition to manufacturing fine jewelry of top standard design and quality. Thai jewelry designers have won top prizes in many international design contests including several awards from the Diamond International Awards Competition--the prestigious contest organized by De Beers.

Each year Thailand exports more than US$ 2,000 million worth of diamonds, gems and jewelry items world wide.(bas)

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