It is, therefore, no surprise that a new international trade route called ‘the Arctic Silk Road’ is getting ... which could rival some of the world’s largest oil fields.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I travel the world reporting on emerging markets and China overseas. The New Silk Road is the defacto label applied to the emerging network ...

Silk's smooth texture, shimmering appearance and strength have made it a highly desired textile that, over the past five millennia, has spread throughout the world from its origins in Imperial ...

Narrator: Lotus silk is one of the rarest fabrics in the world, produced only in small scale ... by international fashion brands searching for new luxury fiber. But its scale has been limited ...

Italy has become the first developed economy to sign up to China's global investment programme which has raised concerns among Italy's Western allies. A total of 29 deals amounting to €2.5bn ($2 ...