But even this route, at an estimated 30 days, puts China no closer to Europe than to New York, which can be reached in 24 days from China via the Panama Canal. And the Polar Silk Road will only be ...

I travel the world reporting on emerging markets and China ... New Silk Road is the defacto label applied to the emerging network of infrastructure mega-projects, enhanced transportation routes ...

The Silk Road ... the land road from China's Xinjiang to central Asia. Later it was expanded gradually and reached West Asia, Europe and Africa. It took in land and water routes.

The project is seen as a new Silk Road which, just like the ancient trade route, aims to link China to Europe. Italy's European Union allies and the United States have expressed concern at China's ...

The project in Laos has been heavily criticized by opponents of the new Silk Road ... if China wants to send its products westward as quickly as possible, Pakistan is the easiest route.

Last year, a Russian tanker travelled the northern route from Norway to ... roads and rails, and put China at its centre. Tales from the New Silk Road China's big push for its global trade ...