Work Restarts on China-lao Rail Link
Work has officially started once again on the China-Lao rail link after the initial ground-breaking ceremony took place more than a year before. The 414km route linking the Mohan-Boten border crossing in the North to the capital Vientiane in the south is part of China’s ‘One belt, one road’ regional infrastructure initiative. When completed in five years’ time, it will connect China to northern...
Read MoreChina Rail Expansion on Track
China plans to expand its national high-speed rail network by 10,000km in the next three years and a further 8,000km by 2025.The ambitious USD500bn expansion will connect all cities with more than 5 million people with a high-speed link and all cities with more than 2 million with a main line.A briefing by the State Council Information Office in January 2017 said that private investment could help...
Read MoreBamboo Celebrated at Local Festival
The inaugural CAMBOO Festival will be hosted in Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park in March where six of the kingdom’s architecture and engineering universities will compete. Organised by Building Trust International, the festival will showcase the most ingenious uses of bamboo in passive, sustainable design and architecture. Building Trust is also running a design challenge for a bamboo pavilion tha...
Read MoreD.i. Riviera’s Two Towers to Open in 2017
Rising over the three rivers at the northern edge of Phnom Penh’s Diamond Island, two of the five D.I.Riviera Condominium towers are scheduled to open in late 2017. Located at Diamond Island of Phnom Penh’s Tonle Bassac, Diamond Island Riviera features five towers: The 33-floor Towers A and B, and the 42-floor Towers C, D, and E that will jointly carry the ship-like sky park. The 5-hectare comp...
Read MoreKoh Thom bridge opens
The new Koh Thom bridge which links south Phnom Penh to the Vietnamese border officially opened to commuters in February after three years of construction. Inaugurated on 13 February and formally known as the Cambodia-China Friendship Koh Thom Bridge, the new bridge is located in Koh Thom District, Kandal Province and spans the Tonle Bassac River about 60km south of the capital. It links Nation...
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មកដល់ឆ្នាំ ២០១៧ នេះ ទីក្រុងកោះពេជ្រដែលជាមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលពាណិជ្ជកម្ម លំនៅឋាន និងកំសាន្តនៃរាជធានីភ្នំពេញមានអាយុ១៣ឆ្នាំហើយ។ មានប្រវត្តិចេញពីគំនរដីល្បាប់នាទន្លេចតុមុខ កោះដែលគ្មានមនុស្សរស់នៅនេះ ត្រូវបានស្នើធ្វើការអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ទៅរដ្ឋាភិបាលដោយក្រុមហ៊ុនសាជីវកម្មវិនិយោគទុកអនិកជនកម្ពុជា (OCIC) នៅឆ្នាំ២០០៤។ បច្ចុប្បន្ននេះ ទីក្រុងកោះពេជ្រទាំងមូលបានលាតសន្ធឹងលើផ្ទៃដីជាង១០០ហិចតា ដែលជាបណ្តុំនៃអគារខុនដូរ ពាណិជ្ជកម្ម និងលំ...
Read MoreChinese Outbound Investment Hits New Heights
Chinese outbound capital flow into global real estate set a new record in 2016 with USD33 billion in overseas commercial and residential property investment. This represents an increase of nearly 53 percent year-on-year. 90 percent of all Chinese outbound investment in real estate went into land, offices and hotels over the past three years but 2016 saw significant increases in the hotel and in...
Read More11 shortlisted developers are vying for Cambodia Property Awards 2017
Former Winners and new entrants go head-to-head in the country’s biggest annual real estate event Master developer Shukaku leads the race with a total of 5 nominations Support from various sectors have poured in, including top business associations and media outfits More than 300 guests are expected to attend the 24 March gala at Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – 2...
Read MoreHypotec in Cambodia Under the Civil Code
Under the Civil Code of the Kingdom of Cambodia, a hypothec, a mortgage under Cambodian law, is created through an agreement reached between a creditor and a debtor or a third party that provides immovable property as security for an obligation. A hypothee shall have the right to receive the performance of his or her claim prior to other junior creditors from the sale of the immovable property tha...
Read MoreCCA celebrates 5th annual summit
The Cambodia Constructors Association (CCA) celebrated its successful hosting of its 5th annual summit and 6th CCA Business Networking Party during the 3rd Cambodia Construction Industry Expo on December 1-3, 2016. Held at Phnom Penh’s Diamond Island Exhibitions and Convention Center, the events brought together the leading Cambodian, regional and international construction and property compani...
Read MoreInvestors Eye Danang
With Vietnam’s real estate sector booming, investors are increasingly looking to central Vietnam and Danang for new opportunities. Danang recently came top of the PCI (Provincial Competitiveness Index) out of the 63 provinces in Vietnam for creating favourable conditions for private sector development. Regional investors from Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea and Japan are all buying property in t...
Read MoreShanghai Tower Named Best Tall Building Worldwide
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) named the Shanghai Tower in China the "Best Tall Building Worldwide" in November. The iconic new landmark was chosen as winner out of 132 entries from 27 countries worldwide after a selection process that lasted a whole year. The tallest building in China was chosen by the prestigious independent jury partly for its innovative design ba...
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