As children, Humberto and Rica Leon used to suck on jade jewelry during periods of great concentration — or, sometimes, just for fun. As adults, they engage in a similar activity but for different ...

In a desperate attempt to avoid getting caught, a man has broken apart and swallowed the beads of a jade necklace he had stolen from a jewellery store in south China. The 49-year-old suspect, ...

HONG KONG — Hong Kong jewelry collector Dennis Sun has been buying jade for three decades. Lately, it has been harder to snag the perfect piece as mainland Chinese buyers drive prices through the roof ...

After spending more than a decade in storage, a group of Chinese jade and bronze works have been reinstalled in two newly renovated galleries at the Freer Gallery of Art. The exhibit, "Ancient Chinese ...

China’s appetite for jade has grown as the country has become wealthier. But while the top end seems glamorous, there’s a dirty underbelly to the industry. During the Han dynasty, the wealthiest ...