Governments sign 'Iron Silk Road' agreement to further link Asian rail networks
International Herald Tribune - 10 November 2006
(AP) - BUSAN, South Korea: For decades, officials have dreamed of a railway network spanning Asia, linking cities as diverse as Kuala Lumpur and Kabul, or Yangon and Yerevan.

Asian Nations Sign 'Iron Silk Road' Deal
The Guardian Unlimited - 10 November 2006
BUSAN, South Korea (AP) - For decades, Asian officials have dreamed of a continent-spanning railway network linking landlocked countries to vibrant coastal cities, boosting commerce along the paths of ancient trade routes.

Asian Nations Sign 'Iron Silk Road' Deal
The Washington Post - 10 November 2006
(AP) - BUSAN, South Korea -- For decades, officials have dreamed of a railway network spanning Asia, linking cities as diverse as Kuala Lumpur and Kabul, Yangon and Yerevan.

18 nations sign deal for Trans-Asian rly
The Daily Star, Bangladesh - 11 November 2006
Busan, South Korea:Eighteen Asian nations yesterday signed an agreement to integrate the continent into a single railway network, moving a step closer to realising a decades-old dream.

Japan expresses support for pan-Asia railway
The Financial Express, Bangladesh - 12 November 2006
BUSAN, South Korea, Nov 11 (AFP): Japan, Asia's largest economy, supports the Trans-Asia Railway project as a good alternative to its current sea links to Europe, a senior official said yesterday.

'Iron Silk Road' to link Asia, Europe'
www.bangkokpost.com, Thailand - 17 November 2006
Seoul (dpa) - With support from the United Nations, Asian nations are developing a gigantic railway project destined to lend the entire continent a new face.

"Iron Silk Road" project closer to realization
The Times of Central Asia - 23 November 2006
UNITED NATIONS (RFE/RL) - An ambitious UN-backed project to connect the Far East to Western Europe by a rail link moved one step closer to reality with the signing of a transportation agreement in Pusan, South Korea, on November 10.