A pearl can form in as little as six months, but the big ones take years. But then, beauty often demands patience: Just ask the guys at Soiku Bano. Riffing on the phrase “Soy Cubano” (“I am Cuban”), ...

We are back in Lombok for yet another visit to the tiny island of Gili Trawangan, in the north west of the region. I guess we love the island a little bit too much. A photo story: Lombok South beaches ...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Pearl hunting vanished from these desert coasts a century ago, but now lavish skycrapers and shopping malls are attracting cultured pearl sellers hoping to tap into deep pockets and ...