Word: delta
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Hong Kong: Spanning the Delta...
...Hong Kong: Spanning the Delta...
...Hong Kong: Spanning the Delta...
...Hong Kong: Spanning the Delta...
...Building the span will cost at least $2 billion, and some still doubt whether it's worth it. Wonder cities on the eastern half of the Pearl River Delta have boomed over the past decade, but Zhuhai and the rest of the west remain relative backwaters. But Professor Tuan Chyau of the Chinese University of Hong Kong says that's exactly the point: the bridge could be the key to transforming the western delta. By cutting travel time between Hong Kong and Zhuhai by 30 minutes, Tuan estimates the bridge could boost the western delta's GDP by more than...