A Michelin-starred restaurant specialising in xiao long bao (small steamed buns) has updated its menu to include gem-inspired dumplings.

There’s a growing appetite for luxury goods in second-tier Chinese cities, China Daily reported, citing a survey by Starcom MediaVest Group China.

About 50 coloured gemstone makers in India have launched an initiative to pull resources and form a company with a goal to reduce cost by jointly sourcing rough stones from overseas, The Economic Times reported.

China’s gold imports from Hong Kong posted a staggering increase of 587 percent in the first quarter of 2012 , Commodity Online reported, citing latest data from Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department.

Local jewellery designers had a strong showing at the recent Jakarta International Jewelry Fair (JIJF), The Jakarta Post reported. However, the amount of talent couldn’t compensate for the lack of technology and government support for Indonesian jewellers to compete globally, according to the Indonesian Jewelry and Gold Industry Association (APEPI).

The Gems and Jewelry Trade Association of China (GAC) recently formed a Coloured Gemstone Chapter to better facilitate the rising demand for coloured gemstones and gemstone jewellery in the market.

Hangzhou, the capital city and political, economic and cultural centre of Zhejiang Province, will host the inaugural Treasures Hangzhou, scheduled for October 24 to 26 at the Hyatt Regency Hangzhou.

The total retail sales of gold, silver and jewellery in China amounted to $2.55 billion (RMB 16.1 billion) in April, up 12.5 percent compared to the same period last year, the National Bureau of Statistics of China announced recently.

UBM India is partnering with eBay India to educate jewellery manufacturers and retailers on online trends and help them drive their e-commerce results.

The World Jewellery Forum, an event organised by Fiera di Vicenza in concurrence with VicenzaOro Spring, officially opened on Sunday in Vicenza. It is the first time that a double event of the two annual world congresses of the World Diamond Council (WDC) and Cibjo, the World Jewellery Confederation have been held together in Italy.