Thursday, April 16th, 2015
When China’s president Xi Jinping laid out his plans to establish a “New Silk Road” across Central Asia in 2013, he was doing more than invoking China’s distant past. Instead, he was sketching out a new direction for Chinese trade and...
Wednesday, February 11th, 2015
The new Indonesian President Joko Widodo is enacting a number of reforms and investments to help kickstart the country's economy as well as to address inquality. Among the initiatives are investments in infrastructure as well as mapping...
Monday, November 3rd, 2014
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has initiated the process of using remote sensing technology to boost the economy. Mr. Modi, as Chief Minister of Gujarat, used the technology to aid the economic development of the State and he...
Monday, September 29th, 2014
China will promote the application of satellite earth observation technologies to better serve the economy. China has already built a network of satellites and other facilities for earth observation in pursuing its space programs including manned space...
Thursday, September 18th, 2014
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today sought cooperation of Australia in helping the state government build infrastructure projects and strengthen roads and drainage networks. A delegation led by Lord Mayor of Brisbane Graham Quirk met...
Thursday, September 18th, 2014
India is one of the largest developing countries in the world, but problems with poor infrastructure have long hampered its development. In recent years, Chinese companies have been widely involved in construction projects in India, accelerating the...
Saturday, August 23rd, 2014
A new report says global spending for capital projects and infrastructure will top nine-trillion-dollars a year by 2025. That’s up from four-trillion in 2012. Asian countries, especially China, are expected to lead the way. The Outlook to...
Thursday, August 14th, 2014
The Nepalese government has announced plans to develop infrastructure in the area by building the first hard surface road into the region, the Tourism Ministry announced in local media on Tuesday, August 12. In a country where...
Tuesday, August 12th, 2014
Bengkulu Governor Junaidi Hamsyah has said his province has received funding worth Rp 14.4 trillion (US$1.22 billion) from the central government to finance various infrastructure projects, including the Bengkulu-South Sumatra toll road. Junaidi said the funding was...
Thursday, August 7th, 2014
The 2.2 million vehicles a day that grind away on Manila’s crumbling road system cost the country 876 billion pesos a year, or more than $20 billion, in lost productivity and wasted energy, according to a recent...
