The World Diamond Council (WDC) today announced that its eighth Annual Meeting will take place in Vicenza, Italy from May 13-14, 2012. The event is being hosted by Fiera di Vicenza, one of Italy's leading trade fair operators.

Israel-headquartered diamond manufacturing company Dalumi is set to launch a new jewelry line, “Golden Diamonds Collection,” at the upcoming Hong Kong trade shows.

A 110.03 carats fancy vivid yellow VVS1 pear-shaped diamond that was the highlight item of Sotheby’s Magnificent Jewels auction sold for CHF 11.3 million ($12.3 million) last night. The exceptional diamond was estimated at $11-$15 million, making the...

The GIA will run its education programs at the Indian Institute of Gem & Jewellery in cities across India. The IIGJ is an initiative of the GJEPC. A formal agreement to this effect was signed by GIA CEO Donna Baker and IIGJ chairman Vasant Mehta la...

Online retailer Bidz reported a 7.1 percent decline in net revenues for the third quarter totaling $20.3 million. Bidz.com revenues declined because of lower demand for discretionary items, specifically jewelry, the company said on Monday.

Holiday shoppers will be able to find jewelry more easily this year. There will be about 22,300 specialty jewelers operating stores during the 2011 Holiday Selling Season, up by almost 200 firms from last year.

(IDEX Online News) – The sale of the Oppenheimer family’s 40 percent stake in De Beers to Anglo American posed no problems for the industry, said Sanjay Kothari, Vice Chairman of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council. “The stake ...

The Responsible Jewellery Council announced that Super Diam BVBA and Harriet Kelsall Jewellery Design Ltd have achieved certification meeting the ethical, human rights, social and environmental standards as established by the RJC’s Member Certificati...

G4S International Logistics on Friday announced 'The Loop', a round-trip service, shipping solution for jewelers shipping to and from GIA's Carlsbad grading lab.

The first-ever Mines to Market conference for colored gemstones wrapped up last week in India’s gem-cutting city of Jaipur. Rajiv Jain and Sanjay Kothari, chairman and vice chairman of the GJEPC, which organized the event, said the conference was onl...

The sale of the Oppenheimer family’s 40 percent stake in De Beers to Anglo American posed no problems for the industry, said Sanjay Kothari, Vice Chairman of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council.

Anglo American announced that it is buying the Oppenheimer's 40 percent stake in De Beers for $5.1 billion dollars.