NEWS
Asia’s Fashion Jewellery & Accessories Fair in March
Asia’s Fashion Jewellery & Accessories
Fair – March (3FJ) will be held from 1 to 4 March 2017 at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong
Kong. The four-day event is ready to unveil the latest fashion jewellery and
accessories from more than 300 local and overseas exhibitors.
Heavy Traffic on Trading Floor on IDWI Day 2
Ramat Gan: The trading floor of the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) continued to see heavy traffic on the second day of the 6th International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI). The mood was upbeat, reflecting a lively trading atmosphere.
New Members Joining Board of WJA
New York: The Women's Jewelry Association
(WJA) has announced new board members, with Rebecca Foerster and Jen Cullen
Williams joining the WJA International Board of 31 members.
Luxury Watch Sales Grew Despite Economic Slump
Seoul: Despite the prolonged economic
downturn, sales of luxury watches once again soared last year.
New Jewellery Park Planned Near Kolkata
Kokata: Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is
working out an alternative plan for workers who have lost their jobs due to
demonetisation. In an effort to create jobs for the gold artisans who have lost
their jobs, the state is coming up with a new jewellery park — the third of its
kind — beside Belgharia Expressway in Howrah.
Common Facility Centre at Visnagar Inaugurated
Ahmedabad: The first ever Common Facility
Centre for the gems and jewellery trade was inaugurated by Mrs. Rita Teaotia,
Hon'ble Commerce Secretary, Government of India at Visnagar in Gujarat
yesterday.
Design Inspirations 2017, Day-2
Mumbai: The second and concluding day of
Design Inspirations, GJEPC's annual seminar on design and trend forecasting,
continued February 10 with the focus on the challenges of creating and
marketing jewellery to the millennial generation. A range of speakers both from
within the trade and outside shared their insights on a theme that has been
much discussed over the last few years.
High holiday sales for Chow Tai Fook in China
Beijing: Chow Tai Fook's sales from the mainland outperformed those in Hong Kong during the Chinese New Year holiday period. Retail revenue from mainland China jumped 4 percent during January 14 to February 3, which covers the two-week run-up to the festival and the first seven days of the New Year. Same-store sales rose 1 percent as reported in Rapaport.
Smolensk Diamonds Wins Two Awards
Moscow: Jewellery Group Smolensk Diamonds
has won two awards at a prestigious international jewellery exhibition JUNWEХ
PETERSBURG 2017 which took place from February 1 to 5 in St. Petersburg.
AWDC provides Grant to Diamond Development Initiative
Antwerp: The Diamond Development Initiative
(DDI) is pleased to acknowledge a contribution from the Antwerp World Diamond
Centre (AWDC) in support of its efforts to transform the artisanal and
small-scale mining sector, improve the conditions of artisanal diamond miners
and their families and to promote responsible sourcing.