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Asia is a hotbed of mega-developments and brand-new towns. Here are five to keep an eye on.
Putrajaya can be reached by KLIA transit trains from Kuala Lumpur International Airport or Sentral station near downtown Kuala Lumpur. It's about a 20-minute ride from either location. For more information on Putrajaya, go to www.iputra.com.my.
In China, the Pudong business district in Shanghai (pudong.shanghaichina.net) and the unbelievably dense Hong Kong "new towns," such as Tseung Kwan O, are booming. Also planned for Hong Kong: a new West Kowloon cultural district, to be designed by Norman Foster.
The next new capital city in Asia may be in South Korea on a site 90 miles southeast of Seoul—if the as-yet-unnamed future town can avoid getting mired in political controversy.
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