Archaeologists in China have discovered a unique burial of a woman whose teeth had been painted with cinnabar, with a toxic ...

How and when domestic cats arrived in China has been a mystery. A new analysis of cat DNA suggests traders and diplomats ...

Domestic cats first stepped paw in China more than a millennia ago, a new study has found. Their route in? Quite likely, the ...

The newly reinstalled arts of China gallery on NOMA’s third floor showcases works spanning over 5,000 years, dating back to ...

Beyond the romanticised imagery lies a complex narrative, revealing the term’s true origins, historical misperceptions and its contemporary implications in a ...

Kazakhstan is a huge country and a bus ride from Almaty to Astana will take you 20 hours. The train is only a few hours ...

A Central Asian Soviet-era pop music anthology shines a light on the region's ethnic diversity and music that transcends genres from Korean Brass Bands to Uyghur garage rock to Crimean jazz.

History has handed Malaysia and Kazakhstan a second chance to walk the Silk Road—not as mere travelers, but as architects of ...

One way to understand the scope of the Belt and Road Initiative is to look at where most students at Chinese universities come from, namely Central Asia, Africa, and South America. For them, the Peopl ...

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

cats were one of the many assets that traveled east on the famous Silk Road, the lengthy trading network that connected Asia with Europe between the second century B.C.E. and the 15th century C.E ...