Vienna entrepreneur takes leaders on lux train to China to foster ties

Jovanka Porsche hopes 18-day trip will lead to Davos-style meetings on Silk Road Jovanka Porsche (center) has led the inaugural "Tracks to the Future" conference onboard a luxury train service from Duisburg, Germany to Xi'an, China. (Global Neighbours) HAMBURG, Germany -- On Wednesday, an 18-day luxury train journey that started in Duisburg, Germany will end at China's ancient Silk Road hub of Xi'an after trundling across Europe to Central Asia via Turkey. Roughly 100 politicians, business leaders and academics from around the world will have participated in the trip aimed at bridging the gap between East and West amid deepening geopolitical tensions.