China’s women truckers drive change
Although their numbers remain small, women are increasingly taking to the wheels in China and make up 4.2 per cent of the 30 million truckers across the country.
Urumqi a key hub on Belt and Road
With a planned area of 67 square km, the land port area is a landmark project in the construction of the core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt.
Flying cars at Expo2025
The central government has positioned Expo 2025 as a trigger for economic growth following the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games held last summer.
Chiang Mai’s Mae Kha Canal gets a beauty treatment
The canal is one of Chiang Mai’s most important waterways, but overdevelopment and bad city planning has clogged up a lot of the 11km-long channel.
A mountain of relics found from the peak of Eurasian trade route era
Thanks to the diligence of archaeologists and descriptions in documentation, ancient cities have become concrete and stunning evidence that marks the peak of the Eurasian trade…
The Bridge on the River Padma
The construction of the Padma Multipurpose Bridge, one of the most challenging construction projects ever undertaken, is a feat.
The rise of Islamic banking
Islamic banking in Pakistan appears to be unstoppable — while conventional banking deposits grew an average of 13 per cent annually, Islamic banking deposits have grown by 42…
King of the jungle
Rainforest ranger Mi Hongxu is said to have extraordinary observation skills as he traverses the Yinggeling rainforest, home to more than 2,000 plant and 500 vertebrate species.
Floating city in the shape of a brain coral rises from the Indian Ocean
The floating city large enough to house 20,000 people is being built in a turquoise lagoon – just 10 minutes by boat from Male, the Maldivian capital.
Vietnam aims to attract half of Fortune Global 500 by 2030
Hanoi aims to increase inflows from large firms from Asia as well as the rest of the world.