Off the wire
• South China on yellow alert for downpours  • Iran ready to resolve remaining technical nuclear issues: security official  • Britain identifies all 30 British victims in Tunisian beach attack  • China Focus: Stock market confidence fragile despite new rules  • 3rd LD Writethru: 5 killed, 100 injured as train falls into canal in E. Pakistan  • Houston to mark 70th anniversary of end of World War II  • Illicit crops increase 40 pct in Colombia  • China, Venezuela pledge to deepen win-win cooperation in next decade  • 2nd LD Writethru: 36 dead, 26 missing after banca capsized in C. Philippines  • New industrial policies to revive ailing northeast  
You are here: 　 Home

Singapore International Jewelry Expo kicks off

Xinhua, July 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

Singapore International Jewelry Expo (SIJE), which integrates jewelry and investment, kicked off on Thursday with the largest collection of diamonds and natural gemstones in Singapore.

This year's event focuses on the latest trends on jewelry crafted in the beauty of gold, white, yellow, rose, purple and black, and encrusted in the widest range of precious stones of all hues. These diamonds are crafted by talented jewelers from Italy, China's Hong Kong SAR, India, Malaysia, and Singapore etc.

Bringing together local and international jewelers, manufacturers and suppliers, SIJE attracts more than 200 exhibitors from 26 countries and regions with more than 150 million U.S. dollars exhibits spanning a gross area of 8,000 square meters.

SIJE showcases a wide range of gems and accessories to both members of the trade and the public with the complement of jewelry fashion show.

One of the highlights of this year's SIJE is the 950 carat natural unheated Burmese ruby rough. It's reported that the sale of a 25.59 carat Burmese ruby ring set a world record price of 30. 33 million U.S. dollars at Sotheby's auction in Geneva in May this year, which may help visitors to appreciate the value of the "huge " rough ruby.

Visitors also have the opportunities to appreciate the beauty of a 9.47 carat fancy yellow diamond, a 38 carat unheated Burmese Sapphire, a diamond necklace made up of a string of white diamonds at the four-day event.

Besides looking out for fancy jewelry, visitors can also communicate with experts on gemstones, jewelry, fashion and trends in series of talks during the SIJE. Endi