Travel & Leisure
Visitors to ASEAN hit 100m in 2023, 70% of pre-COVID level
Chinese-financed infrastructure drawing tourists to Laos, Cambodia
Belt and Road
Property
Chinese exodus leaves Cambodia boomtown with 500 'ghost buildings'
Sihanoukville saddled with unfinished projects due to casino clampdown and COVID
Transportation
Vietnam aims to start work on high-speed rail lines to China by 2030
Project underscores deepening ties between two communist-ruled neighbors
Transportation
Xi calls Indonesia high-speed rail a 'gold standard' of ties
Jakarta weighs extension of China-backed line as passengers cross 2m in 6 months
International relations
Majority of ASEAN people favor China over U.S., survey finds
In a first, Beijing becomes Southeast Asia's preferred choice over Washington
International relations
Deadly Pakistan attacks threaten China economic ties
Beijing calls on Islamabad to boost security for Chinese workers in nation
Energy
China goes big on Laos power projects, boosting Southeast Asian sway
Belt and Road Mekong River dams help Beijing secure renewable energy
Belt and Road
Chinese investment in Asia rose 37% in 2023, led by Indonesia
Report shows construction contracts also up 14%; Philippines, Pakistan among losers
Energy
Vietnam seeks tech transfer from Chinese energy giant
PowerChina among foreign investors shifting business to Southeast Asian country
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Transportation
Cambodia's airport dreams stall as Chinese money dries up
Residents say they've been pushed off land to make way for big-ticket projects
Pakistan elections
Pakistan vote elevates Belt and Road critic in key port of Gwadar
Activist wins provincial seat; analysts say China may have to heed complaints
Travel & Leisure
New railway from China boosts tourism in Laos' ancient capital
Sector is on the rise, but high inflation is threatening economic recovery
Pakistan elections
Pakistan election battlegrounds heat up as Imran Khan hit by jail terms
Nawaz Sharif bets on biggest province Punjab; the smallest, Balochistan, matters to China
International relations
China deepens ties with Global South to counter U.S.-led order
Wang Yi's 6-nation tour garners support for One China principle, Belt and Road
Opinion
Mongolian dam belies Xi's promise of a 'small and beautiful' BRI
Funded by Chinese loans, project carries environmental and social risks
Asia Insight
Sri Lanka's China 'debt trap' fears grow as Beijing keeps investing
New $4.5 bn Sinopec deal comes amid debt restructuring, BRI lending shift
Myanmar Crisis
Myanmar and China's CITIC to resume stalled deepwater port project
Site envisioned as Beijing's gateway to Indian Ocean under Belt and Road
Belt and Road
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Terrorism
Anti-China Pakistan separatist group dissolves as leader surrenders
Baloch Nationalist Army part of militancy movement known for deadly attacks
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Afghanistan turmoil
Taliban says China has accepted its envoy to Beijing
Afghanistan 'last piece' of strategic puzzle as Beijing looks to shut out West
Belt and Road
Italy's Belt and Road exit shines light on ties ahead of EU-China summit
PM Meloni makes move after calculating that membership failed to yield benefits
Terrorism
Attack on Pakistan highway to China shakes key Belt and Road link
Bus shooting raises concerns over outlook for all-weather upgrade
Belt and Road
Pakistan expands security for Chinese after Beijing's pressure
Officials insist on bulletproof cars as separatist merger raises fears of attacks
Transportation
China-funded airport opens in Cambodia with more projects to come
Belt and Road highways, ports and railways also planned, raising local concerns