KHORGOS, China -- Trade is thriving along the "modern Silk Road," which passes through a far-flung city on the border of China and Kazakhstan.
Cross-regional exchanges and live commerce flourish thanks to major railway project

A customs gate on China-Kazakhstan border, about 3,500 kilometers from Beijing. (Photo by Yuri Momoi)
KHORGOS, China -- Trade is thriving along the "modern Silk Road," which passes through a far-flung city on the border of China and Kazakhstan.