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A train passes by the China-Laos borderline inside a tunnel. Photo: Xinhua

China leveraging Laos to link up its Southeast Asian economic interests

Premier Li Qiang visited Laos earlier this month, with the relatively undeveloped and small Southeast Asia nation seen as key to China’s plans in the region.

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Opinion | As AI takes the world by storm, Asia stands to benefit

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Opinion | As attacks on Chinese workers in Pakistan grow, how will Beijing respond?

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Widodo’s decade in power leaves an Indonesia transformed – but concerned

While Jokowi’s presidency brought growth and modernisation, his last-minute political manoeuvring raised fears of democratic backsliding.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo bequeaths a complex legacy as he exits the political stage. Photo: Reuters

Cambodia-Vietnam ties strained by new China-backed canal

Editorial | Pakistan killings send China a grim reminder

Real life-and-death threats face those who work in high-risk areas and authorities must attempt to contain violence.

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Will Mumbai’s US$6.9 billion roads plan fix gridlock in India’s finance hub?

The ambitious “Mumbai in Minutes” initiative promises faster commutes, but experts warn of land acquisition and environmental hurdles.

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Construction work on a coastal road in Mumbai, India, in March. Photo: Reuters

VP of China-based AIIB says bank has proven doubters ‘100% wrong’

With 110 member states and years of experience, AIIB vice-president says Beijing-based development bank a model for multilateralism.

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Why China’s belt and road push could give it an edge in Southeast Asia

Infrastructure projects such as high-speed rail could help Beijing keep US from coaxing region into its orbit, analysts say.

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Indonesia bags first foreign investment for Nusantara from Chinese developer

Analysts say ‘relatively small’ investment may be new strategy to secure more modest funding, attract expansion opportunities across Indonesia.

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Garuda Palace, the future Presidential Palace, and ministerial offices under construction in the new capital city of Nusantara, in August. Photo: Reuters

Exclusive | With major waterway plans in the pipeline, is China in its ‘grand canal era’?

Local governments seeking economy-boosting infrastructure projects are pitching costly waterways, ushering in a ‘grand canal era’ and raising eyebrows.

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Explainer | What, where, how: the next 10 years of China’s evolving Belt and Road Initiative

With focus of global trade plan shifting, gone may be the days when huge infrastructure projects left partner countries holding a big bill and facing environmental implications.

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Is Thai mega project a land bridge too far for ‘desperate’ government?

Analysts warn the project could become another white elephant, with funding, long-term viability and possible corruption among serious concerns.

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Tourist missing after falling into Kuala Lumpur sinkhole

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Will Thailand’s new PM seek Chinese funding for land bridge? Definitely, maybe

With a new Thai leader in place, analysts speculate over whether she will ask for China’s aid in a massive land bridge project that would serve both countries’ interests.

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Thailand’s new prime minister may seek Chinese funding for the country’s enormous land bridge project, according to some analysts. Photo: EPA-EFE

How violent unrest in Pakistan could hurt China’s belt and road megaprojects

Beijing shows signs of frustration as megaprojects in Pakistan, including Gwadar port and CPEC, face growing security risks, observers say.

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Trading mushrooms for motorbikes spells change for Nepal’s remote Dolpo

Yarsagumba fungus has boasted incomes in the region and paid for Chinese motorbikes and other mod cons, but will authorities be wise enough to recognise looming potholes on the road to development?

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‘Lucky that no one died’: rains, corruption blamed for India’s falling bridges

Experts say scientific bridge health monitoring systems needed to prevent collapses linked to intense downpours and faulty construction by corrupt firms.

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A bridge collapsed in flood-hit Morigaon, India’s Assam state, on July 5. Photo: EPA-EFE

Laos is drowning in debt. China says it’s ‘doing its best’ to help

The tiny Southeast Asian nation’s massive debt burden amounts to 108 per cent of its gross domestic product.

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China, Australia donate buildings, airstrips in Pacific influence race

China donated a presidential building complex in Vanuatu, while Australia and New Zealand inaugurated an airstrip in neighbouring Solomon Islands, amid competition for influence in the Pacific.

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India’s collapsing airport roofs, bridges lay bare Modi’s ‘electoral gimmick’

A slew of infrastructure disasters has raised safety concerns about the prime minister’s building spree aimed at boosting the nation’s development.

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Rescuers work at the collapsed terminal roof of New Delhi’s international airport on June 28. Photo: AFP

Anwar vows Malaysia’s airports operator will remain in Malaysians’ hands

Malaysia’s PM assured parliament that the country will also retain ownership of the operator amid protests against an Israel-linked bid.

Travellers walk past a logo of Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad at the departure hall of Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Photo: Reuters

Prabowo op-ed a ‘message’ on fate of Indonesia’s new capital Nusantara

New manifesto makes it clear Prabowo’s focus is on his own policies, including a free lunch initiative, rather than the new capital, analysts say.

China eyes Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link as central piece of pan-Asia railway

The Chinese premier said Malaysia’s ‘unique location advantage’ could make it the final piece in their rail connectivity puzzle

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Malaysia pins its belt and road infrastructure hopes on deepening China ties

With the flagship East Coast Rail Link back on track, Malaysia’s transport chief visited Hong Kong to take some top tips from MTR Corp.

Malaysia’s Transport Minister Anthony Loke shares a toast with Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and other officials on June 6. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Hong Kong-Chiang Mai trip shows benefits of Belt and Road Initiative

Instead of flying from Hong Kong to Chiang Mai, the Post sets out to test infrastructure in Southeast Asia built under China’s Belt and Road Initiative. All goes well until we slip up and resort to van and bus.

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A Chinese high-speed train waits at Kunming South Railway Station. Photo: Kristin Odebjer

Bangkok to Beijing train trip gets closer as trial run starts

When up and running, the new rail link will improve transport between Thailand, Laos and China.

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Malaysia wants fast train to Singapore, but won’t pay the bill itself

Transport Minister Anthony Loke says the government is keen on resurrecting the rail project but does not want to end up with ‘a huge financial obligation’.

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Infrastructure in Asia
The politics and economics behind Asia's big-ticket infrastructure projects.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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