More than two generations after it was proposed, a modern version of the ancient Silk Road — an 87,500-mile web of highways and ferry routes connecting 32 Asian countries to Europe — is nearly ...

The Modern Silk Road. Published May 17, 2008 at 8:44 AM EDT Updated Mar 13, ... That makes the new Silk Road a key nexus for the next generation of blockbuster financial deals.

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.

Traversed centuries ago by camel-back traders, two long-lost medieval cities that once thrived along the ancient Silk Road have been uncovered by drones sent searching for their secrets. For ...

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 ...