Hong Kong Firm Offloads Panama Ports After Trump Pressure

Under fierce pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, the Hong Kong firm Hutchison said it had agreed to sell its lucrative Panama Canal ports to a U.S.-led consortium Tuesday. CK Hutchison Holdings said it would offload a 90 percent stake in ...

China-Laos Railway Fuels Trade and Record Travel Boom in Early 2025 Amid Scrutiny

Since its launch on December 3, 2021, the China-Laos Railway has handled over 48.6 million passenger trips and 54 million tons of goods as of February 2025. The number is seen as strengthening regional trade and economic integration under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), amid ...

AIIB to Finance Construction of Longest Bridge in Central Asia

A Chinese company will help construct a road bridge in Tajikistan set to become Central Asia's longest, an official said Wednesday, as Beijing expands its influence in the ex-Soviet region. The bridge across the Surkhob river in central Tajikistan will be ...

Panama AG Agrees Hong Kong Firm’s Canal Concession Is ‘Unconstitutional’

Panama's attorney general said Wednesday that a concession granted to a Hong Kong-based firm to operate ports on either end of the Panama Canal should be scrapped because it is "unconstitutional." The contract held by CK Hutchison Holdings, owned by Hong ...

China to Hand Over Full Control of Kenya Railway at the End of the Year

The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) will take full operating control of the Standard Gauge Railway in December 2025, six months past the original deadline, from a Chinese state-owned firm that currently runs the line. It was always part of the plan ...

Vietnam Parliament Approves $8 Billion Rail Link to China

By Alice Philipson and Lam Nguyen Vietnam's parliament on Wednesday approved plans for an $8 billion rail link from its largest northern port city to the border with China, boosting links between the two communist-ruled countries and making trade easier.

Vietnam Moves Forward with Large Railway Project Connecting to China

The Vietnamese government plans to use local resources and Chinese loans to finance a $7.7 billion, 403-kilometer railway project linking it to China. The Lao Cai-Hai Phong railway will connect to Hanoi and China’s Kunming. According to a pre-feasibility study submitted to the government by the Minister of Transport, ...

Panama Was the First “Weak Link” in Trump’s Plan to Take on China’s Belt and Road Initiative

The Chinese government lashed out against the United States for forcing Panama to withdraw from Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian told reporters on Friday that China “firmly opposes the U.S. smearing and undermining the Belt and ...

China Slams U.S. ‘Cold War Mentality’ in Latin America

China on Friday condemned a "Cold War mentality" by the United States in Latin America, saying it had complained over comments by Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a visit to the region. Since winning the U.S. election in November, President ...

Cambodia and China: Is the “Ironclad Friendship” Starting to Rust?

Cambodia and China have maintained a seemingly unshakable alliance for decades, strengthened by infrastructure deals, military support, and unwavering diplomatic backing. Cambodia has reciprocated by supporting China's regional and global initiatives, such as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), earning their relationship the label of an “ironclad ...

Colombia Moves to Boost Trade With China Amid Tensions With U.S.

Colombia, whose president crossed swords with U.S. President Donald Trump on accepting deportation flights, announced plans on Thursday to strengthen ties with China by adding a new shipping route to Shanghai. Colombia's commerce ministry said the new route would take ships ...

Thailand Approves 2nd Phase of High-Speed Rail, Connecting Bangkok to China by 2030

Thailand’s long-anticipated high-speed rail project to China is moving forward. On Tuesday, the Thai cabinet formally approved the second phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail line, a 357-kilometer stretch from Nakhon Ratchasima to Nong Khai, with an investment of approximately $10 billion, equivalent to 340 billion ...
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