All news on the topic: Silk Road

Chinese scientists have reconstructed the face of 6th Century monarch Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou using DNA extracted from his remains - and it's not what you might expect

The train traverses multiple continents and countries and takes more than two weeks to reach its destination - making the travel time faster than travelling by sea

Geoff Hill delves into Samarkand’s beautiful history and rebirth amid huge investment from local tycoon Bakhtiyor Fazilov, who’s made billions from gas, oil and property