Silk Road

Shortly before he was chosen to be the next occupant of 10 Downing Street, Boris Johnson spoke to Hong Kong-based Chinese-language broadcaster Phoenix TV. In the interview he said that he is very interested in what Chinese President Xi Jinping is doing as wel…

Fruit from the SandsRobert N. Spengler IIIUniv. of California, $34.95 Many popular foods can be traced back to trade caravans and herding groups that turned Central Asia into a hub of globalization several thousand years ago. In Fruit from the Sands, archaeo…

Courtesy of OMA OMA has won the competition to design a new international financial center in Shenzhen, China. Called the IFEC, the project combines large scale conference facilities with a 400-room hotel and public programs. Located at the waterfront of Qia…

OMAs design for the international conference and exchange center (IFEC) in shenzhen, china has been chosen as the winner of a design competition. the project, led by OMA partner and leader of projects in asia, chris van dujin and project architect kellen huan…

Share to facebookShare to twitterShare to linkedin Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a ceremony at Xingua University on April 26, 2019 in Beijing, China. Putin was visit…

Chinese super-fast trains, reaching speeds of up to 350kph (217mph), are not only good for saving time and money, but also boost the economy, particularly domestic tourism and trade. The country wants the high-speed rail network to cover 38,000km (23,613 mile…

Asia can be beguiling and, at times, baffling. Whether youre drifting along the Mekong, docking at one of Chinas recently expanded port cities or checking out the European colonial heritage of Singapore or Vietnam, a cruise around Asia will provide an edifyin…

China’s historic Silk Road helped to bring Chinese goods to other countries and vice versa. However, over the last half century, most valuable global goods have been coming to container ports, beating all other types of marine cargo in profitability. Now Bei…

The main intersection gives the store a first impression of calm and low-key. Image © Fangfang Tian + 27 Interiors Designers Location GF, BLDG 21, Columbia Circle, 1262 Yan'an Xi Road, Shanghai, China Category …

The reopening of Pakistani airspace to civil aviation was timed to coincide with PM Khan’s upcoming trip to the US, which is an extremely bad omen for India because it suggests that the resumption of its Afghan air corridor across Pakistani territory might be…