In Vietnamese it meant jade, which was all well and fine in Vietnam but meant nothing in Michigan.

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"Brazil is growing so much, " says Danie Tangchai, head of U.S. operations for LJ International (nasdaq: JADE - news - people ), a designer and distributor of fine jewelry.

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But many of the other rooms are not--you can comfortably play billiards on the fine English table, a twin of one at Buckingham Palace, but the library or Jade Room may get a bit sticky.

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