In a bid to punish the European merchants they disliked, the Ottomans imposed fees and sanctions on traders using the famed Silk Road. The Portuguese duly responded by developing sea routes to Asia.

The first dedicated air cargo route linking Urumqi, a key aviation hub in China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, with ...

In a quiet but strategic cultural initiative, the City Alliance for Maritime Silk Road Heritage Conservation and World ...