China plans to drill 15km into the Earth’s surface to hunt for fossil fuels and to learn about the structure of the earth’s crust, South China Morning Post reports. The…

Thailand says its $13bn high-speed railway to China through Laos will enter service in 2030, South China Morning Post reports.  A government spokesperson said the line would be “an opportunity…

With Donald Trump threatening to “take back” the Panama Canal from China, Nicaragua has changed its constitution to let the regime of Daniel Ortega grant a concession to a company…

Construction has been completed at a five-tower residential project in Chongqing, designed by Dutch architect UNStudio on behalf of Singaporean developer GuocoLand. The towers will vary between 16 to 51…

China is considering investing $60bn to upgrade Turkey’s rail network, South China Morning Post reports. Burak Dağlıoğlu, president of the Invest in Türkiye agency, said the work could include a…

After a hiatus of several years, China has resumed lending for Nigerian rail development with an initial $253.7m loan approved by the China Development Bank for the Kaduna-Kano railway, the…

Work on company’s first manufacturing site in Brazil shut down; Contract with Jinjiang Construction Brazil terminated. Brazilian authorities have rescued 163 Chinese workers being held in “conditions analogous to slavery”…

China is planning to build a solar farm in space, a project that one scientist likened to recreating the Three Gorges hydroelectric project in a geostationary orbit, South China Morning…

The US Department of Defence (DOD) has included Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) to its list of “Chinese military companies”. The move will prevent the company from fulfilling…

The Hong Kong Construction Association says Hong Kong could adopt mainland Chinese standards for construction materials instead of using British and EU standards to cut building costs, which are currently…

UK firm Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has been selected to design a cultural centre for the international productions of opera, dance and drama in Zhejiang, about 30km south of Shanghai.…

China has been trialling a prototype of the CR450 passenger train, said to be the world’s fastest, with a top speed of 450km/h and an operational speed of 400km/h. The…

Guangzhou-based flying taxi company EHang has signed a partnership with a subsidiary of contractor China Communications to develop the industry. The deal with China Communications Information & Technology (CCIT) is…

China gave the go-ahead to build what would be the world’s biggest hydropower dam in Tibet on 25 December, sparking concerns in India. First proposed in 2020, the dam on…

China Communications yesterday signed a deal to share the operation and maintenance of the forthcoming, 665km-long East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) in Malaysia. The company, which is currently building the…

Three extensions have opened on Beijing’s metro, bringing the total length of the system to 879km. The completed projects are: the last section of the Changping Line’s southern extension, a…

Ground has broken on the Foster + Partners-designed mixed-use project at the Sanlin Riverside scheme in Shanghai. The development includes offices in the north of the site and shops in…

China is making progress in phasing out coal-fired power stations in favour of renewable energy, according to the Global Energy Association (GEA). Its research shows that the rate of building…