Asian continent

Seoul: A Megacity on a Human Scale

A Korean megacity that pays attention to mobility and quality of life

Raffles City Chongqing, China’s horizontal skyscraper

Chongqing is building a bridge suspended in 75 stories high the air between four skyscrapers

Infrastructure investment: the Asian development banks get out their bazookas

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Asian Development Bank unveil billions of dollars in lending programmes to cope with Covid-19

China: $3.6 trillion to get started again

A massive infrastructure investment plan to recover from the coronavirus crisis

Jakarta: its future rides the subway

Indonesia is planning to spend $40 billion to build a new subway system in Jakarta

Japan’s infrastructure: the country challenges China with new investments

During the next 40 years, the country will need $5 trillion to modernise its own infrastructure

Guizhou, where China’s economic miracle has turned farmers into city dwellers

Bridges, high speed railroads and airports now dot what used to be one of China’s poorest areas

Tokyo is undergoing a renewal

The city is undergoing major changes to its skyline with the construction of the tallest skyscraper, an urban renewal project and preparations for the Olympics

Indonesia’s new capital

The government announced plans to build a new capital city to relieve demographic pressure on Jakarta