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China completes its 2nd prefabricated cross-sea bridge in Xiamen city

China completed its second fully-prefabricated cross-sea bridge on September 12, 2022. The 12-kilometre (7.46-mile) Xiang’an Bridge is expected to open to traffic before the end of January 2023, when millions of Chinese travel to celebrate Lunar New Year.

September 13, 2022
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China’s Pinglu Canal project was launched on August 28, 2022, in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in southern China. Expected to be completed in 54 months, the project is an important part of a new...01:52
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China’s Pinglu Canal project launched
August 31, 2022
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The Jade Dragon Snow Mountain tunnel, a major infrastructure project and part of the Yunnan-Tibet railway, was dug through on May 5, 2022, after more than eight years of construction. The tunnel is...01:13
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Long rail tunnel dug in 8 years
May 6, 2022
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Vietnam opened a new tourist attraction on April 29, 2022: a glass-bottomed bridge named the ‘white dragon’ pedestrian bridge, or ‘Bach Long.’ It’s suspended 150 metres (490 feet) above lush jungle...01:19
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Glass-bottomed bridge in Vietnam
May 4, 2022
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A new bridge officially opened to traffic between two islands of China’s eastern province of Zhejiang on December 29, 2021. The 25km (16-mile) span is the first permanent sea-crossing linking...00:54
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Chinese islands get new 25km bridge
December 30, 2021
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A Chinese home-grown tunnel-boring machine rolled off the production line in Changsha city in southern Hunan province on July 10, 2021. Chinese state media claims Jinxiu, the earth pressure balance...01:15
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China’s home-grown giant tunnel-boring machine
July 12, 2021
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China is bringing the ill-fated Titanic vessel back to life in the city of Suining in landlocked Sichuan province. Investors spent a billion yuan (US$155 million) in 2014 for the construction of...03:14
China society
China builds full-size Titanic replica
May 14, 2021
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A group of Chinese maintenance workers are tasked with ensuring the highway that connects Beijing with the city of Urumqi in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region remains free of sand. Located at...01:38
China society
Chinese guardians clear desert highway
May 5, 2021
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Panamanian leader questions intentions of those who signed the 2017 deal and addresses concerns about Beijing’s investment in the Panama Canal  02:05
Belt and Road Initiative
Panama pulls out of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
February 7, 2025
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Infrastructure in Asia
China has built the world’s longest expressway tunnel
January 1, 2025
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Cambodia
Cambodia-Vietnam ties strained by new China-backed canal
October 9, 2024
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Indonesia
Is black magic to blame for Indonesia’s new capital woes?
August 26, 2024
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Malaysia
Tourist missing after falling into Kuala Lumpur sinkhole
August 26, 2024
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Infrastructure
Proposed Chinese train station looks like 'sanitary pad'
April 19, 2024
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Indonesia
Is Indonesia’s new high-speed railway worth the hype?
October 2, 2023
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Natural Resources
China drilling 10,000-metre hole in hunt for energy resources
July 23, 2023
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Made in China: first domestic cruise liner nears completion
June 1, 2023
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Indonesia is building its new capital city Nusantara to replace the current Jakarta. While the government has touted the creation as a smart and green city, some have expressed concerns of...02:47
Indonesia
Indonesia’s new capital likely to drive indigenous people out of their land
March 15, 2023
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the first stage of the Delhi-Mumbai expressway on February 12, 2023. The 1,386km (861 miles) route is the country’s longest expressway, and will cut...01:52
India
India opens first stage of its longest expressway
February 13, 2023
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari marked the opening of a US$1.5 billion, Chinese-funded deep seaport on January 23, 2023, in Lagos. Authorities expect the Lekki Deep Sea Port will help grow the...01:42
Africa
Nigeria bets on China-funded port to drive growth
January 25, 2023
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The world’s longest spiral tunnel is nearly ready in China's central province of Henan after the breakthrough for its main section was completed on October 8, 2022. When finished, the nearly 4.5...01:25
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This new spiral tunnel in China is the world’s longest
October 11, 2022
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The main tower of the Xiangyang North marshalling Station Bridge completed an 84-degree rotation within 90 minutes in Xiangyang, Hubei province, China, on September 20, 2022. The rotation was...01:18
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China bridge tower rotated during construction
September 27, 2022