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Making the connection
Asia focus, Published on 02/05/2016
» HONG KONG - As economic momentum continues to shift eastward, China is taking a greater role in global affairs through ambitious development projects intended to connect the region and strengthen economic cooperation with the rest of the world.
Elephants being tracked as new railway slices Tsavo Park
AFP, Published on 18/04/2016
» TSAVO, Kenya - Dangling from a helicopter with a high powered rifle, a Kenyan vet fires drugged darts at elephants to sedate them so they can be fitted with satellite collars.
China to build airport in Nepal's scenic Pokhara
Published on 13/04/2016
» KATHMANDU — The construction of Nepal's second international airport, to be both funded and built by China, began in the western resort town of Pokhara on Wednesday with the laying of foundation stones, officials said.
Scaled-down 'bullet train' project to begin this year
News, Published on 26/03/2016
» The delayed Thai-Sino high-speed rail project has been scaled down to about a third of the distance it was due to cover as a result of the Thai government's decision to wholly invest in it.
Indonesia's high-speed railway project breaks ground
Published on 21/01/2016
» JAKARTA — Construction of Indonesia's first high-speed railway network, connecting the capital and the West Java provincial capital of Bandung and funded by an Indonesia-China consortium, kicked off on Thursday.
Chinese president launches AIIB as power balance shifts
Published on 16/01/2016
» BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping launched a new international development bank seen as a rival to the US-led World Bank at a lavish ceremony on Saturday, as Beijing seeks to change the unwritten rules of global development finance.
Sri Lanka revives stalled Chinese-funded projects
AFP, Published on 17/12/2015
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka has agreed to restart Chinese-funded projects worth billions of dollars which were suspended following allegations of corruption, the government's main spokesman said Thursday.
Cambodian building boom a rich opportunity for SCG
Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 14/09/2015
» The outlook remains bright for the construction and building-materials industries in Asean, except in Indonesia where heavy competition, economic turbulence and exchange-rate volatility are all taking a toll, says Aree Chavalitcheewingul, vice-president for regional business of the cement building materials unit of Siam Cement Group (SCG).
Safety critical to Asean tourism growth
News, Curtis S Chin, Published on 09/09/2015
» Every year since 2001, thoughts in New York turn this time of year to the tragedy of Sept 11, when terrorists brought down the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. Thousands lost their lives, and economies and businesses around the world were sent reeling.
Innovation to allay global climate change stumbles
News, Eduardo Porter, Published on 24/07/2015
» In the race to develop technologies to slow climate change, the world is off track.