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World 6 years ago

World Bank says Belt and Road can speed up development

The long-delayed report said that the Belt and Road - a string of ports, railways, roads and bridges and other investments connecting China to Europe via central and southern Asia - could lift 32 million people out of moderate poverty conditions if implemented fully.

Opinion 7 years ago

As BRI rolls ahead, China's legacy will be high-speed rail

Tokyo may have pioneered it but it is China that has mainstreamed it.

Business 7 years ago

China's 'Silk Road' project runs into debt jam

Sri Lanka has already paid a heavy price for being highly indebted to China. Last year, the island nation had to grant a 99-year lease on a strategic port to Beijing over its inability to repay loans for the $1.4-billion project.

Opinion 7 years ago

Indonesia poised to benefit as China's Belt and Road turns green

Global demand for sustainable infrastructure is similarly booming, estimated to exceed $90 trillion between 2015 and 2030.

Opinion 7 years ago

China-backed Sumatran dam threatens the rarest ape in the world

The plan to build a massive hydropower dam in Sumatra as part of China’s immense Belt and Road Initiative threatens the habitat of the rarest ape in the world, which has only 800 remaining members.

Editorial 8 years ago

EDITORIAL: Lessons from the CPC congress

Another concern for Indonesia vis-à-vis a more affluent and powerful China is the unresolved territorial dispute over parts of the South China Sea near the Natuna Islands in Riau Islands province.