Walnut Creek’s Ruth Bancroft is a national authority on drought-resistant gardening. Twice a month, she and her staff share their knowledge with readers. Q When I was in L.A. visiting friends recently ...

Curious gardeners want to know: Is that wondrous tree from Brazil called silk floss – or floss silk? Well, floss silk is preferred, and it’s easy to remember because F comes before S in the alphabet.

In Northwest China's vast sun-scorched desert, a camel train plods along the ancient Silk Road. The 7,000-km road linking East Asia and Europe was once jammed with caravans of Chinese silk, Indian ...

HANGZHOU, China/SHIELI, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - On a windswept steppe in southwestern Kazakhstan, the new Chinese-backed cement plant on the outskirts of the village of Shieli stands as a gleaming ...

Horgos was a remote outpost which 'the camels passed by' until President Xi's blueprint was turned into a reality Editor's note: As the People's Republic of China prepares to celebrate its 70th ...

COVID-19 has added a new twist to China’s declarations of reviving the Silk Roads for the 21st century. As China continues to relax restrictions on domestic mobility, this year’s October Golden Week ...