Record high prices drove a surge in Chinese gold investment demand even as it created headwinds for the gold jewelry sector.

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Xu Gaoming, an ex-fisheries clerk in China who started jewelry brand Laopu Gold in 2016, has amassed a $9 billion fortune.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have seized a shipment of fake designer jewelry, which could have been sold for ...