The names of foreign places can be filled with an inexplicable magic, as all travellers know, even in an age when this magic ...

By far the best-known art of the Silk Road is the Buddhist art of murals and statuary in temples and grottoes across Central Asia and into northwestern China. But as justly famous as this Buddhist art ...

China’s New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has reported a surge in growth, according to figures released by China Railway Nanning Group and reported by the government.

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In addition to being smooth and soft on the skin, silk is temperature-regulating and hypoallergenic, making it an excellent material to sleep in. And while it isn’t exactly known for being cheap ...

Nanxun, a stunning 1,000-year-old town in China, is known as "the Venice of the East" - and it's not hard to see why.

This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the globe. Some of the more well-known examples ...

In contrast to India’s well-established bilateral security engagements with Central Asian states, China has been less active ...

Silk. has opened its fifth location in Hong Kong on 49 Hau Wo Street, occupying a beautifully restored building in the heart of Kennedy Town. Capturing the seaside neighbourhood, the new shop is a ...

The work was found in a rock shelter located to the south of Paris, France, that features prehistoric engravings ...

While genetic tests can reveal the ancestry of enslaved individuals, strontium analysis can now home in on where they actually grew up.