Dutch architect MVRDV has unveiled its design for Tencent P5, a residential development in Shenzhen’s Qianhai bay containing 11 apartment towers and a kindergarten arranged around four courtyards. The development…

A subsidiary of Chinese firm Jinzhao has won a $405m contract to build a port in Peru, one of the world’s top copper producers, Reuters reports. Jinzhao Peru will build…

China, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan will form a company to build a 523km rail link between western China and Uzbekistan, the Railway Supply website reports. The decision was made during a…

China’s State Grid Corporation has started a $3.9bn project to boost the ability of its national grid to deal with intermittent generation. It will string a 1,069km ultra-high voltage transmission…

The Honduran commission planning a railway between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans presented its proposals to country delegations this week, local media report. The US, Japan, South Korea, Spain, China,…

China’s MAD Architects has designed the Lishui Airport in Zhejiang Province, with a roof overhang giving it the appearance of a big silver bird ready to take off over the…

Chinese energy company Huadian has proposed the construction of a $2.4bn green hydrogen plant in central Vietnam, local media report. The state-owned company is looking to carry out the project…

A subsidiary of China State Construction (CSCEC) has taken over a football stadium project in Guangzhou from struggling developer Evergrande, news site Yicai reports. China Construction Fourth Engineering Division will…

Architect 10 Design has revealed its regeneration plan for a waterfront site to the east of Shenzhen. The Yantian Old Market Town is an industrial suburb experiencing rapid growth. The…

UK architect Foster + Partners has unveiled its design for the Xicen Science & Technology Centre, a mixed-use development on wetlands west of Shanghai and south of Suzhou. The project…

German automotive supplier Bosch has received permission to start building the second phase of a $1bn research, development and production centre on the western outskirts of Shanghai. Bosch said in…

Russia’s space agency Roscosmos has again floated the idea of putting a nuclear reactor on the Moon. Its director general Yuri Borisov said it could be attempted between 2033 and…

China Communications has promised to invest $300m in the second phase of its Port City Colombo project. Company chair Wang Tongzhou made the pledge to Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickramasinghe…

US company Energy Vault’s first commercial-scale gravity energy storage plant is preparing to go live in Jiangsu province, China. The 100MWh project in Rudong district uses the New York-listed company’s…

Authorities in China’s Yangtze River Delta region are planning to invest $19.4bn in rail projects this year, an increase of 12% on 2023. Among the 32 schemes that will get…

The Beijing City Library, designed by Norwegian architect Snøhetta in association with local company ECADI, has opened to the public. The 75,000 sq m project’s design is inspired by the…

Work began this week on a $6.3bn petrochemical plant in Zhangzhou, Fujian province, China. When complete in 2026, the factory is expected to produce 1.8 million tonnes of ethylene a…

The European Commission will investigate a Chinese train maker to see if its bid to supply 20 trains to Bulgaria will be unfair owing to subsidies it may have got…