2018 September 22
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Inter-Korean and Eurasian connectivity has been given another boost with the announcement that the respective leaders of North and South Korea, Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in, have agreed to reconnect severed rails and roads across the border. - Read more
Ghanaian officials questioned a deal which will see China’s state-run Sinohydro invest $2 billion in Ghana in return for rights to mine Ghana’s bauxite deposits in the Atewa & Nyinahin Forest Reserves - crown jewels of Ghana’s biodiversity. - Read more
Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma said the company can no longer meet its promise to create 1 million jobs in the United States due to trade tensions between Washington and Beijing. - Read more
Myanmar’s Commerce Minister said international companies will be invited to take part in Belt and Road-related projects and that the tender process will be transparent. But the question is, on infrastructure, can international companies beat the Chinese? - Read more
Pakistan invites Saudi Arabia to join China's Belt and Road corridor. “Saudi Arabia is the first country whom we have invited as third country partner in CPEC,” Minister Chaudhry said. - Read more