Asian continent

China’s high-speed trains: a symbol of progress

China is spending billions at worksites across the country to extend its world-beating high-speed rail network

The Tianjin Grand Bridge: China’s viaduct between Langfang and Qingxian

The high-speed rail line between Beijing and Shanghai crosses the city of Tianjin on a viaduct that runs for 113 kilometers, or 70 miles.

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

The Silk Road: Let’s walk through the history of this ancient road

Today, also a strategic commercial initiative of the People's Republic of China

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