The gems are second only to colored diamonds in value, but their troubled provenance has made them an anathema to many. By Nazanin Lankarani Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, has long been a producer ...

A major event in the tourism calendar of Rajasthan and therefore held every year in December during the peak tourist season is the Jaipur Jewellery Show (JJS). Since Jaipur is one of the world’s ...

After appraising a diamond and ruby necklace in Boise, Idaho, for $80,000 to $100,000, jewelry appriaser Peter Shemonsky provides some background and guidance on U.S. regulations surrounding the ...

A rare 10.05-carat ruby will be the lead item at Christie’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels sale on November 29. Known as the “Ratnaraj” (“King of Precious Stones” in Sanskrit), the auction house says it ...

BANGKOK -- Human rights activists are lobbying major jewelers to stop buying gems sourced in Burma as a way to exert pressure on Burma's military leaders by limiting profits from the country's ...