URUMQI, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Farmers in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, an inland region in northwest China, have been busy harvesting salmon, lobsters and hairy crabs -- and now pearls. They are ...

The queen conch could prove to be a real jewel for Florida Atlantic University. The plan: to use the marine animal to produce cultured pearls, and potentially make a lot of money with both sales and a ...

HANOI: What began as a routine getaway soon turned into an unexpected journey of discovery for Dinh Lan Anh, a tourist from Hanoii, when she witnessed the intricate art of pearl harvesting and ...

The Awarding of Deqing Freshwater Pear Mussels Composite Fishery System BEIJING, Nov. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 31 in Rome, Italy, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) ...

I do the breast stroke through glass-clear, 70-degree water, from the dock of the pearl farm to a vibrant coral head 50 feet away. Below me, I spot a blacktip reef shark cruising past a school of ...

Lab-grown pearls are the latest innovation in sustainable luxury. Discover how they're made, if they're real pearls, and why ...

In Suzhou's Weitang, a quiet town a couple of hours from Shanghai, lies the cradle of China's freshwater pearl industry. Known as the "home of pearls," Weitang has more than 1,000 pearl farmers ...

(TOKYO) — First lady Melania Trump headed to Tokyo’s high-end Ginza shopping district Sunday, where she and her Japanese counterpart, Akie Abe, visited Mikimoto Pearl’s flagship store. Mrs. Abe ...