Low-profile founder of Blanc de Chine aspires to modernize traditional Chinese style for contemporary customers.

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This is the highest ever sales figure recorded for the first half of the year, buoyed by continued retail demand from the Indian and Chinese consumer markets and stronger than expected demand in America, De Beers said in its earnings report.

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Robert De Niro is the latest star to have his hand and footprints set in cement outside the famous Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

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