A home security camera recorded a group of thieves forcing entry to steal a safe containing two taels of gold and other assets valued at over 300 million VND.
Geopolitical tensions combined with weak selling pressure, even as prices repeatedly hit new highs, are leading many experts to predict gold will exceed 5,000 USD this week.
Geopolitical instability, low interest rates, and continuous central bank purchases are factors that could drive gold prices higher this week, according to experts.
Pham Thi Minh Ha and two other women, hired to smuggle gold from Laos to Vietnam for payment, discarded two gold bracelets weighing 80 chi on the road out of fear of being apprehended.
A recent discovery that logos on some vintage LG air conditioners and televisions are made of real gold has prompted a widespread search for old electronic devices across South Korea.
Vu Hien, 34, wearing a mask and riding an unregistered motorcycle, went to a gold shop, feigned interest in a 5-chi ring, then snatched it and escaped.
