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Made in Vietnam: Hanoi cracks down on fake goods as US tariffs loom
AFP, Published on 18/06/2025
» HANOI — Since the United States accused Vietnam of being a hub for counterfeit goods, Tran Le Chi has found it increasingly hard to track down her favourite fake Chanel T-shirts, Gucci sunglasses and Louis Vuitton handbags.
'Lost diamonds': Rare Russian books stolen from European libraries
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» WARSAW - A spate of thefts of rare Russian classics worth millions of euros from libraries across Eastern Europe has left a trail that points all the way to auctions in Russia.
Taiwan's antique jade dealers see trade losing lustre
AFP, Published on 18/08/2023
» TAIPEI - Tracing a palm-sized jade pig resting on its haunches, an antique trader in Taiwan said the ears on the nearly 400-year-old piece are a marker of its authenticity.
Iraq's prized modern art plagued by forgery, trafficking
AFP, Published on 29/06/2023
» BAGHDAD - Many masterpieces of Iraqi painting were looted or destroyed during the years of war, but now the country's artistic heritage faces another threat: rampant counterfeiting and illicit trafficking.
Keeping it real: appraisers sift China second-hand luxury market for fakes
AFP, Published on 02/05/2021
» BEIJING - It's the world's biggest market for luxury goods -- and their counterfeits -- so an expert eye for telling a bona fide Chanel handbag from a bogus one is a skill set in hot demand across China.
Mid-pandemic, Lebanon medicine shortages sow panic
AFP, Published on 08/02/2021
» BEIRUT - With Lebanon's economy in a tailspin and the coronavirus pandemic wreaking chaos, panic-buying has gripped pharmacies, creating shortages and a flourishing black market.