An artist carves a piece of ivory at the Beijing Ivory Carving Factory in January. [Yang Yao / China Daily] In 2009, Guo Chen became the first employee recruited by the Beijing Ivory Carving Factory ...

ROUEN, France (AFP) - Annick Colette-Fremond is the fifth generation of her family to practise the art of ivory carving -- and she may be the last of her line, due to new rules in France. She is one ...

The trade in illegally sourced material will be banned by the end of the year, resulting in job losses and the death of ancient expertise, as Yang Wanli reports. In recent weeks, Weng Zhanxuan has ...

Annick Colette-Fremond is the fifth generation of her family to practise the art of ivory carving -- and she may be the last of her line, due to new rules in France. She is one of just a handful of ...

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