Thus commerce along the legendary Silk Road flourished as it did for some ... spice trade and restored its centrality with a host of modern wares. As opportunities closed in the United States ...

The ancient route explored in SBS documentary series The Silk Road is today being seismically modernised. Trains shifting modern commodities are hardly as exotic a sell as Marco Polo and fine silks.

China's President says the country's multibillion dollar plan to build a modern-day Silk Road will be the "project of the century". The "Belt and Road initiative" - as it is slightly awkwardly ...

China has launched the Silk Road Oriental Pop Up Book in the sacred city of Dunhuang, promoting its global cultural dialogue, and mutual learning for common prosperity agenda.Unveiled at a parallel ...

BEIJING – China's plan for a modern Silk Road of railways, ports and other facilities linking Asia with Europe has hit a $14 billion pothole in Pakistan. Pakistan's relations with Beijing are so ...

For curator Mark Norell, the exhibit, "Traveling the Silk Road: Ancient Pathway to the Modern World,’’ is the culmination of a childhood wanderlust. "I was always fascinated by the Silk Road ...

KHORGOS, China -- Trade is thriving along the "modern Silk Road," which passes through a far-flung city on the border of China and Kazakhstan. Khorgos is about 3,500 kilometers due west of Beijing ...

Need travel inspiration this summer? Try the Yunnanese capital of Kunming, Bangkok’s vibrant Chinatown or modern-day Silk ...

But the new research shows the Silk Road network was larger than previously predicted. Using modern drone mapping technology known as LiDAR — light detection and ranging equipment — the team ...