ROK and Japan want extension of 'New Silk Road'

LANZHOU: Experts from the Republic of Korea (ROK) and Japan believe the "New Silk Road", linking China with Europe, can be extended further east to their countries.

The recommendations were made at the 2007 International Symposium on Regional Economic Cooperation along New Silk Road held in Lanzhou, capital of Northwest China's Gansu Province because the route has huge potential for economic growth along the region.

The new Eurasian Continental Bridge has been dubbed the "New Silk Road" in reference to its regional shape, considered very similar to the original 2,100-year-old Silk Road.