China is pushing ahead with construction on its side of the border of a railway that will eventually give it a direct link to Mandalay—and beyond to the Indian Ocean.

Soe Win’s claims of progress on Beijing-backed transport and economic corridors mask fragmented territorial control and stalled mega-projects.

330km Dali-Ruili Railway is expected to transform transport in Yunnan's mountainous west, and better link China to South and Southeast Asia The world's "most difficult" railway project is taking shape ...