In 1768, the emperor was given a pair of exotic jade plates as gifts. Amazed, he wrote about their origins, and over the ...

The sands of time have not buried Lingjiatan in the public's collective memory. A ceremonial jade artifact from the site ...

insurgent groups and Chinese business interests of controlling the jade trade and preventing a safer and more sustainable exploitation of the valuable gemstone. Myanmar's jade trade is reported to ...

Si Thu Phyo was scavenging for leftover gemstones when he felt the earth shake loose around him. The 21-year-old was hard at work in one of the world's largest jade mines, in Kachin State in ...

Q: My friend has a large jade plant and it is blooming like an explosion of white fireworks. I didn’t even know jade plants bloomed. Many of her Facebook friends are saying the same thing ...

Myanmar's Kachin State is believed to hold up to 90% of the world's most valuable jade. Demand for it is growing in China, where the stone is considered sacred. But hunting for it is one of the ...