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July 16, 2025 | Infrastructure

Pakistan’s Punjab province considers funding infrastructure upgrades

Chief minister expresses support as uncertainty over ML-1 project funding continues.

February 20, 2025 | Infrastructure

Vietnam approves new railway to China

New line will run for 360km from Haiphong to Lao Cai via Hanoi.

November 12, 2024 | Africa

Sleeper factory opens for Algerian heavy-haul project

Trackwork starts on 575km line from Gâra Djebilet iron ore mine to Béchar.

June 10, 2024 | Infrastructure

China - Kyrgyzstan - Uzbekistan railway goes ahead

Tri-national government agreement covers finance, construction, operation and maintenance of new line.

November 16, 2023 | Freight

Kazakh railway project to bypass Almaty bottleneck

Construction begins on line to shunt soaring freight traffic past Kazakhstan’s largest city.

May 11, 2023 | Infrastructure

Study finds $US 58bn China - Pakistan line is feasible

The 3000km line would connect Kashgar in China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region with Pakistan’s port of Gwadar.

April 26, 2023 | News

Survey work now underway for China - Nepal rail link

China Railway Survey and Design Group deployed to Nepal for detailed studies.

August 16, 2022 | Infrastructure

China revives rail link to Nepal

Route connecting Tibet with Kathmandu to be studied.

August 8, 2022 | Financial

Omani group to invest $US 2.3bn in Jacobabad – Gwadar line

Group has met with Pakistan’s Board of Investment.

August 5, 2022 | High-speed

CRRC rolls out first high-speed train for Indonesia

Completion of the troubled project now expected in June 2023.

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