A new book recounts the last leg of a 40,000km Silk Road odyssey, revealing the age-old sights and sounds of the Middle Kingdom.

The Silk Road was not just a single route, but a vast network of trade paths that connected Asia, Europe, and Africa for centuries. In this video, we unravel how the Silk Road actually worked ...

Telling the Stories and Spreading the Spirit of the Silk Road The Fourth Silk Road Friendship Ceremony was held in Kuqa, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on May 28th. At the ...

No silk road for Shein float: Labour's big kowtow to Beijing has failed, says ALEX BRUMMER. By ALEX BRUMMER FOR THE DAILY MAIL. Updated: 17:17 EDT, 28 May 2025 ...

At the Bitcoin 2025 conference, collector Justin Sun gave Maurizio Cattelan's $6.2 million banana artwork to Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht.

At its peak in 2013, Ulbricht's Silk Road saw an estimated daily connected user base of 5.5 million. In just two years, it processed some $1.2 billion in illicit sales, according to the Department ...

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), sometimes referred to as the New Silk Road, is one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects ever conceived. Launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping ...

Lagos launches smart grids in new electricity plan under 2024 law, aiming for stable, tech-driven power supply and a regulated energy market.

Deep in the Guangxi region of southern China, construction is underway on the Pinglu Canal, a colossal $10 billion infrastructure push that Beijing sees as part of a broader ambition: building a ...

Standifer Gap Road will be closed Tuesday, June 3, and Wednesday, June 4, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day, between Jenkins Road and Bill Reed Road, for roadway repairs in preparation for ...

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (AP) Renee Himel s silk boxer shorts have given a whole new meaning to the idea of skiing by the seat of your pants.