The modern world’s pet cats are products of a long process of domestication and trade. It began some 10,000 years ago in ...

A tribunal specializing in foreign-related commercial disputes was established on Thursday in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats ...

The newly reinstalled arts of China gallery on NOMA’s third floor showcases works spanning over 5,000 years, dating back to ...

In this episode of Silk Road Adventures, we uncover Samarkand’s enduring legacy—where Silk Road traders once gathered, ...

The Silk Road, the ancient trading route that spanned from Asia toward the West, is where we find journalist Paul Salopek these days. Salopek began his "Out of Eden" walk four years ago in Ethiopia.

Archaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, with a toxic ...

President Donald Trump's pardon of the Silk Road creator is a rare moment of reprieve in an era of relentless government ...

India was the center of ancient trade, not China, historian William Dalrymple said, debunking popular historical claims at ...

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Digital Silk Road (DSR), China’s ambitious initiative to shape critical digital ...

In the valleys of Akqi County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the voice of Jusup Mamay continues to ...

Beyond the romanticised imagery lies a complex narrative, revealing the term’s true origins, historical misperceptions and its contemporary implications in a ...