In late September, China made headlines by dispatching a merchant vessel through the Northern Sea Route in the Arctic, a ...

The Arctic journey is billed as the first step in China’s quest to open a “Polar Silk Road,” a commercial shipping route across the top of the world, and it’s only made possible by climate change.

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Scholars studying the Silk Road have traditionally seen mountain ranges as obstacles standing in the way of merchants who plied the trade routes that connected China and western Eurasia. Now, a team ...

China is advancing its "health silk road" in Africa by initiating major offshore projects to manufacture essential medicines, ...

At 6 am, when most are still hitting pause on alarm buttons, Iaishah Rymbai is already in motion. By the time she reaches school at 9, she has completed household chores and mapped out the day's ...

The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday it had seized over $1 billion worth of bitcoin associated with the underground online marketplace Silk Road.