The third edition of Artisan Jewellery Design Awards, organised by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), is shining the spotlight on jewellery designs that pay homage to three key architectural eras – Art Deco, Islamic Arabesque and Neo-Futurism.

Jewellery industry leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which includes Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, are expected to gather at the 9th AEC Gems & Jewelry Presidents’ Summit 2020 scheduled for March 3, 2020 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Gemfields CEO Sean Gilbertson shares with JNA the company’s business strategies in China moving forward.

The gemstone and jewellery sector survived a tough 2019. In 2020, potentially market-moving issues such as the US elections, and the lingering effects of the US-China trade war and the social unrest in Hong Kong are expected to put the jewellery trade’s resilience to the test.

The multimillion-dollar investment is aimed at modernising Angola’s diamond manufacturing sector, creating jobs, and imparting knowledge and expertise to locals.

Tom Moses, executive vice president and chief laboratory and research officer of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), talks about the institute’s evermore relevant role in fostering consumer confidence by offering advanced treatment detection technologies.