But it is China, the original Silk Road engine, that is emerging as the ultimate power broker in Central Asia. Oil fields aside, Beijing is investing in the largest infrastructure project in the ...

White, then 24, set up the site after the FBI show down the original Silk Road site in 2013. Sentencing White, Judge Thomas Teague QC, said: ‘You traded in illicit drugs and facilitated the ...

Scientists have gained new insight into the Silk Road through the discovery of two abandoned cities. Located in southeastern Uzbekistan, the cities were likely large urban centers that now point ...

A total of 110 artifacts, including pottery and bronze items, unearthed from the Beiting Ancient City site, a key hub along ...

Crypto advocates, including some of Bitcoin’s original developers, have long championed a campaign to free Ulbricht. His case appealed to the sector because Silk Road was the first example of ...

After being in prison for more than 11 years for his involvement with the darknet marketplace Silk Road, Ross Ulbricht appears to have wasted no time making public appearances. In a March 4 X post ...

For over 1,600 years, merchants, traders, monks and soldiers who journeyed to China’s ancient capital of Xi’an to witness its magnificence travelled via the Silk Road. Now a UNESCO World ...

TEHRAN – The 4th Silk Road International Youth Photography and Short Video Competition has opened a call for entries.