http://www.worldlawdirect.com/forum/ Economy, Politics, Society, Regulation and Reform -- News by FT.com en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:10:39 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.worldlawdirect.com/forum/images/vbseo_skin_2.0/misc/rss.jpg http://www.worldlawdirect.com/forum/ http://www.worldlawdirect.com/forum/china-news/31811-chinese-white-weddings-help-platinum-recovery.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:10:22 GMT Chinese brides, who value platinum partly because it goes so well with a white wedding dress, are on course to snap up enough of the metal to make up... Chinese brides, who value platinum partly because it goes so well with a white wedding dress, are on course to snap up enough of the metal to make up for a fall in demand from the auto components industry

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