Urbanisation

CHINA’S state council said on Wednesday (Jul 31) it expects the urbanisation rate of its permanent population will increase to close to 70 per cent in next five years, according to state media.

FROM the bustling roads of Bangkok and the soaring skyscrapers of Singapore, to the sprawl of Kuala Lumpur and Hanoi, South-east Asia’s metropolises are at the forefront of economic growth and future ...

NEW reclamation works are planned for Tuas, which will yield about 172ha of land for industrial use and to improve road connections to Tuas Port.

In Shenzhen, a metropolis born of China’s economic prosperity, Paibang Village is a reminder of the city’s modest past and the challenges ahead for reviving the country’s property sector.

AS URBANISATION sweeps across the globe, cities are at the forefront of shaping our future. They serve as hubs of innovation, culture, and economic activity, offering opportunities for businesses and ...

DURING a recent study trip, I had the opportunity to visit Constance (German: Konstanz), a walkable and bicycle-friendly university city with some 83,000 residents located at the western end of Lake C...

Trying to arrest rural depopulation, Japan wants people to quit its greatest metropolis. How about creating new ones instead?

Malaysia’s urbanisation rate has nearly tripled since 1970, with three-quarters of the nation’s residents now living in cities. 

WITH urbanisation here to stay, our future lies in our cities. All around the world, countries are experiencing the largest wave of urban growth in history. Singapore has long achieved 100 per cent ur...