中泰雙方正在推進的是一條僅有3.5公里的高鐵線路，位於泰國東部的呵叻府，從剛東到邦亞索。這是中泰鐵路項目一期工程的測試線路。按照兩國的最新協議，中泰鐵路項目一期工程將連接曼谷和呵叻府，全長252.5公里，設計時速250公里/小時。按照2014年的規劃，中泰鐵路全長約860公里，將一路延伸至泰國與老撾的邊境廊開，與正在建設中的中老鐵路相連後，可以抵達昆明。
In just a couple of years' time, you could be living and working in one of these suburbs. Today the Victorian Planning Authority announced that they will rezone more than 100,000 blocks to create 17 new suburbs, all of which will be located on the outskirts of Melbourne.
Following on a strong start to the year, the property market looked set to continue its run in February. The month began with Housing Industry Figures (HIA) capping off 2016. The HIA New Home Sales Report showed a 0.2% rise for seasonally adjusted new home sales in December, following on a 6.1% rise in November.
Melbourne continues to boom and is helping to drive the national economy, new data has revealed. The inner city is providing almost 500,000 jobs and pitching in 11.4 per cent of the national GDP. Only central Sydney and its inner south was contributing more.
The number of international students in Australia hit a record high last year with more than half a million choosing to study here. Figures from the federal Education Department show there were 554,179 full-fee paying international students in 2016, an increase of more than 10 per cent on the previous year.
House prices in Salford have soared as estate agents ‘scrambled’ for stock. Homeowners saw prices rise by almost double the national average - rising by 13.1 per cent in 2016. According to figures released by the Land Registry, the average house prices in the UK increased by 7.2 pc, to £220,000. In Salford however, prices shot up from £127,918 to £144,614 - an increase on £16,696.
