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Amata Smart & Eco City Namor in Laos is planned to be built by the industrial developer Amata Corporation near the border to China, and next to the Laos-China railway, in order to capture foreign investors who are likely to expand or relocate from--
Amata busy preparing new industrial estate in Laos
SET-listed industrial developer Amata Corporation is preparing to build a new industrial estate in Oudomxay in northwestern Laos to serve foreign investors likely to expand or relocate from China to a...
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October 28, 2025 at 1:28 PM
#newcities www.theguardian.com/world/2020/j...

Nextopolis in Ireland was a new city proposed by a Hong Kong tycoon, to be built between Dublin and Belfast in order to accommodate 50k emigrants from Hong Kong. From the article, it seems that the tycoon’s motivation to build in Ireland is due to low-
Hong Kong property tycoon pitches new city idea to Ireland
Ivan Ko hopes to find site between Dublin and Belfast to host 50,000 migrants from Hong Kong
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
#newcities african.business/2023/04/doss...

In Senegal, two new twin cities, Diamniadio Lake City and Lac Rose city, are being built by the Délégation Générale à la Promotion des Pôles Urbains (DGPU), a public developer in charge of relieving Dakar from population pressures by creating new urban--
Senegal's new urban clusters to ease congestion and drive growth
Senegal's DGPU is in charge of creating two new cities that will relieve Dakar and allow the development of productive new urban centres. We interview the man in charge to find out about progress on t...
african.business
October 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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In March 2025, the president laid the first stone for Libreville 2, a 30 000ha new city. Its aim is to reduce the population strain on the current capital, and to reinforce the transport infrastructure of the country with a new international airport. It is-
Gabon : le Président Oligui Nguema lance Libreville 2, la future métropole sur 30 000 ha | Africa24 TV
C’est un projet titanesque qui vient de franchir une étape décisive. vendredi 28 mars 2025, le président de la Transition, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, a procédé à la pose de …
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October 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#newcities thepoint.gm/africa/gambi...

In 2024, HRH Prince Ebrahim Sanyang of Gambia announced the development of a new city, Mansa Sansang City. At a size of 44.2 km^2, the project will be eight times larger than the current capital, and is estimated to cost 5 billion dollars. It is planned to be-
Prince Ebrahim unveils US$5B ‘Mansa Sansang’ City Project in LRR - The Point
Spanning 44. 2 square kilometers, this ambitious project, eight times the size of the capital city of Banjul is valued at $5 billion and is set to become a major economic, financial, commercial, cultu...
thepoint.gm
October 16, 2025 at 3:50 PM
#newcities www.golfcoursearchitecture.net/content/hann...

With further research about New Clark City, I’ve found that it’s also become a location where three groups, Nicklaus Design (US), KJ Choi (South Korea), and Faldo Design (UK), wish to redefine and reimagine what it means to experience golf.
Hann Reserve: A new city with golf at its heart
Construction is in progress on two of three courses planned for the US$3 billion Hann Reserve development in New Clark City, Philippines. More than one million people are expected to eventually live ...
www.golfcoursearchitecture.net
October 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
#newcities www.stuff.co.nz/climate-chan...

New Clark city is currently being built up 80km north of Metro Manilla, on the abandoned grounds of a former military base. It is being built as an alternative capital to Manila, which is only 13m above sea level and is becoming increasingly vulnerable to-
A back up capital city is being built in the Philippines - but will it work?
Joshua Bingcang is selling what a disaster-resilient Philippine city could be - clean, green and built to last. And people are buying it.
www.stuff.co.nz
October 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
#newcities www.globalconstructionreview.com/chinese-firm...

In 2024, a team of Chinese state-owned companies won a competition for a contract for the design and planning of a new capital city for Mongolia. The new city, New Kharkhorum, will be located close to the Unesco World Heritage site --
Chinese firms to plan a new city in Mongolia - Global Construction Review
A team comprised of Chinese state-owned companies has won a design and planning contract for a new city in Mongolia, close to the town of Kharkhorum in the Orkhon Valley, a Unesco World Heritage site ...
www.globalconstructionreview.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:14 PM
#newcities clubofmozambique.com/news/mozambi...

As of October 9th, the Mozambique government plans to build three new urban centers in three of its provinces (Maputo, Mocuba, and Niassa) in order to create housing for young people, improve land use planning, and stimulate the local economies. Two--
Mozambique: Government to forge ahead with three new 'urban centres' in three provinces
Mozambique will build new urban centres in three provinces to create housing opportunities for young people, improve land use planning and stimulate local economies, the government announced on Thursd...
clubofmozambique.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
#newcities www.gulfconstructiononline.com/Article/1628...

Jazan City for Primary and Downstream Industries is a new city project along the Red Sea designed to attract investment and tourism. As late April early May of this year, construction has officially started on the downtown district of the--
Work begins on $23bn Jazan City’s downtown
www.gulfconstructiononline.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
#newcities bankable.africa/en/news/1709...

On September 12, 2025, the DRC approved an agreement for a Sino-Congolese city to be built as the new urban center in the Maluku commune. It will be an industrial city, built on 7 500 hectares, with 1 200 factories, a 2 000 ha commercial district, and a--
DRC Approves $8 Billion Sino-Congolese Industrial City After Delayed Negotiations
DRC Council of Ministers approves collaboration agreement for $8 billion Sino-Congolese Industrial City featuring 1,200 factories across 5,000 hectares  Industrial city forms part of massive $50 ...
bankable.africa
October 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
#newcities www.domusweb.it/en/sustainab...

About 160 km south-east of Bangkok, a new city, yet unnamed, is set to be built on an area of around 2 340 hectares, and with a cost of 37 billion USD. The city will be located in an industrial hub that has already been attracting billions of dollars of --
A new 37 billion dollars smart city in Thailand
The Thai government is planning a major investment in the construction of a new city near Bangkok, focusing on the optimization of the urban experience through technology.
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October 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
#newcities www.chosun.com/english/nati...

The Bismayah New City project in Iraq has been resumed (February 2024), after it was put on pause in 2022 due to unpaid construction fees. Even though the Iraqi government failed to pay, the Korean president’s decision to revitalize overseas construction --
Iraq’s ‘New City,’ Hanwha Chairman’s dream project, resumed
Iraqs New City, Hanwha Chairmans dream project, resumed
www.chosun.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#newcities www.constructionkenya.com/12592/chaka-...

Upon further research about the Chaka Satellite City, I’ve found that the project has been set in motion this August, following a 520 million dollar deal for housing in a public-private partnership signed in July. This housing project aims to--
Chaka Housing Project Starts In Addis With $520m Deal
The project is part of Chaka Satellite City in the Yeka Hill district.
www.constructionkenya.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#newcities ethiopianbusinessreview.net/unpacking-th...

The Chaka Project is part of a ‘Smart City’ development project in Ethiopia, planned to be built on 503 ha of land in the Addis Ababa City Administration area, and estimated to cost more than 500 billion birrs (around 3.4 billion USD). While--
Unpacking the Chaka Project
ethiopianbusinessreview.net
October 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
#newcities www.jeune-independant.net/ville-nouvel...

The new city project of Boughezoul, planned to balance the demographic concentration of citizens towards the center of the country as well as a way to assert economic and development influence across the entire country, is faced with criticisms--
Ville nouvelle de Boughezoul : Un projet au ralenti   – Le Jeune Indépendant
Pour n’avoir pas connu l’élan escompté en dépit des mesures engagées depuis son lancement, le mégaprojet de réalisation de la ville nouvelle de Boughezoul a
www.jeune-independant.net
October 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
#newcities qazinform.com/news/kyrgyzs...

Plans for a new IT-city, an extension to the Osh-city project to modernize Osh, were recently announced, with the plans of active use of modern technologies and the development of mass housing construction. The city is meant to support the IT sphere, which--
Kyrgyzstan launches construction of IT-city in its southern capital
President Sadyr Zhaparov, during a working visit to the Osh region, took part in the ceremony of laying a capsule in the foundation of the construction of the IT-city of the Osh-city project, Kabar re...
qazinform.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
#newcities en.centralasia.news/22644-constr...

This second article is much less critical than the first I read about Asman, but does go into greater detail for the city plans. The main investors for this new eco-city project are companies from Turkey, India, the UAE and Qatar which specialize in--
Construction of Asman eco-city in Kyrgyzstan starts
On June 30, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov launched the construction of Asman eco-city in Issyk-Kul Region. A film about the project was demonstrated, and the project investors made presentatio...
en.centralasia.news
October 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
#newcities www.voanews.com/a/kyrgyzstan...

The city was announced in July 2022, and was planned to be built on the shores of Lake Issyk Kul, with the idea of boosting the local economy, bringing in tourism, and creating a focal point for national unity. However, over the following two years, --
Kyrgyzstan insists construction of controversial mega project go on
Asman city planners are bogged down in scandals over hefty costs, ambiguous financing schemes and schedule delays
www.voanews.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
#newcities www.infoplay.info/en/2024-01-1...

Elysium CIty is planned on an area of 12 million square meters, with over 8 million designated as urbanizable land. The plan for the city includes 20 hectares of green areas, large hotel capacities, residential zones, docks, a coastline of 17 km, and--
Extremadura High Court Revokes Decree Approving Elysium City Leisure Project
The Extremadura High Court (TSJEx) has annulled the decree approving the master plan for large leisure facilities at Elysium City, citing its incompleteness and the lack of prior environmental assessm...
www.infoplay.info
October 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
#newcities en.cibercuba.com/noticias/202...

With a deeper look into the news about Cayo digital, this second article is much more critical. The article points out how the project is presented as a “tropical Silicon Valley”, and has been presented by state-run media with added fuel from Russian--
Cayo Digital: The 'Silicon Valley' that Russia Wants to Establish in Cuba
Cayo Digital is a Russian project in Cuba aimed at creating a tech cluster on the Isle of Youth.
en.cibercuba.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
#newcities www.riotimesonline.com/russian-back...

Cayo Digital is a new planned city, a joint operation between Cuba and Russia, the latter of which being in charge of planning and investment. It plans to be a 450 hectare tech city on the Isle of Youth, with around 15 000 residents, mostly tech --
Russian-Backed Tech City in Cuba: Big Plans, Bigger Challenges
Russian and Cuban officials unveiled Cayo Digital with ambitious goals. They want to build a modern “tech city” on Cuba’s Isle
www.riotimesonline.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
#newcities www.koreaherald.com/article/1051...

Kiswishi city is the first SEZ in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). It is currently being built by the Rendeavour company, which is developing projects in many other African countries, and is also backed by American, British, Norwegian and --
US, UK, and Congolese officials inaugurate Kiswishi City Special Economic Zone
KISWISHI CITY, Democratic Republic of Congo, June 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- American, British, and Congolese government officials launched major foreign direct i
www.koreaherald.com
October 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM