The year of 2017 finished on an uplifting note for the jewellery sector in key markets worldwide, including the United States. With the global gems and jewel...
By Cynthia Unninayar With a focus on transparency, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR), the International Colored Gemstone Association ...
The jewellery week in Las Vegas is often considered the weathervane of the US jewellery market. The low attendance of the 2017 edition reassures us challenge...
Statistics from the Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand (GIT) show that in 2016 Thailand’s overall export value of gem and jewellery products surged 29.6 p...
As 2017 unfolds, the world markets at large remain plagued by uncertainty. Asia has demonstrated resilience against impact of external markets while situa...
It has been quite some time since gold has been in the limelight. But, as the title of Bob Dylan’s 1964 song has put it, “The Times They Are A-Changing”. For...
Mogok, Myanmar, is praised as the ‘gemstone capital’ for producing top-quality ruby. The author paid a visit to gemstone mines in the region late last yea...
Gold has captured the imagination since the beginning of time. A prime symbol of wealth and status, the yellow metal has been used as adornment and a form of...
At the time of writing – in late October – Hong Kong has reverted to Chinese sovereignty for more than 18 years (and counting). All the same, Queen Elizabeth...
When local fisherman snagged Chinese ceramics in their nets off the coast of Indonesia in 2003, it led to the discovery of a shipwreck that occurred more tha...