Dubai developer Wasl Asset Management has chosen China State Construction Engineering Corporation to build “The Island”, a 10.5ha resort on reclaimed land off the coast of Jumeirah beach, MEED reports.…

The European Commission has launched a probe into allegations of “dumping” by Chinese manufacturers of mobile access equipment onto the European market. It follows a complaint lodged on 29 September…

Confidence in China’s embattled property sector took another hit this month when a major Shanghai developer revealed it had filed a $1.38bn lawsuit against a steel company accusing it of…

Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) and Dutch-based car maker Stellantis Group signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday outlining plans to form an alliance. It sees CATL supplying…

Beijing-based China Harbour Engineering, a subsidiary of China Communications, has signed an agreement in principle to build infrastructure in the Misurata Free Zone (MFZ) in Libya. Located on the coast…

UK architect Heatherwick Studio has designed a mixed-use district for Xi’an, a city of 12 million people in Shaanxi Province, central China. The 115,000 sq m project will contain shops,…

Kazakhstan Railway (Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, or KTZ) began work this week on a rail bypass around the commercial capital of Almaty. It will run between the towns of Zhetygen and…

Shanghai architect X+Living has published images of its newly completed bookstore in the city of Huai’an in Jiangsu Province. The architect describes its design for the Zhongshuge chain as “tearing…

China has taken steps to restrict the number of public–private partnerships (PPPs) entered into by local government bodies, citing their role in rising debt. Sources familiar with the matter told…

China’s 40th Antarctic scientific expedition embarked from Shanghai this week on a five-month mission to build China’s third permanent research station, Global Times reports. The station will be sited on…

The US and the EU have joined forces with the African Development Bank (AFDB) and the Africa Finance Corporation to launch the west’s latest attempt to counter China’s Belt and…

Beijing-based architect MAD has revealed its plans to transform a cement factory warehouse in Shanghai into a waterside “ark”. The Shanghai Zhangjiang factory, which closed in 2013, will be turned…