HCMC gold stores take holidays amid pending inspection of operations

A number of gold stores in Ho Chi Minh City have announced long holiday closures just after it was announced that the HCMC General Department of Market Management would be auditing the operations of gold stores in the city, Tuoi Tre is reporting. The publication says the city intends to expect gold stores for counterfeit goods and that the origin of gold sold in the stores is legitimate, as in not smuggled.