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Bentley Systems Announces Finalists for the 2025 Going Digital Awards
Awards celebrate innovative projects that advance the world’s infrastructure; Winners to be announced on October 16 at Bentley’s 2025 Year in Infrastructure conference in Amsterdam EXTON, Pa. – August 5, 2025 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the finalists for the 2025 Going Digital Awards. The awards celebrate the e...
Read MoreAustralia Invests USD 342 Million in Renewable Energy Upgrades
In a significant move towards a sustainable energy future, Western Australia has announced a USD 342 million investment aimed at modernizing the state’s electricity transmission infrastructure. This initiative plays a crucial role in the state's commitment to phase out coal by the year 2030. The investment will primarily focus on major enhancements to the northern section of the Southwest Inter...
Read MoreHong Kong Launches First Automatic Hydrogen Charging System for EV: A Step Towards a Greener Future
Hong Kong is taking a significant leap towards a greener future with the launch of its first public automatic hydrogen charging system for electric vehicles (EVs). Set to commence operations in the second quarter of 2026, this innovative project is located at the city’s Science Park and aims to be a groundbreaking hub for hydrogen-based EV charging. Pioneered by the Hong Kong and China Gas Co L...
Read MoreChina’s Steel Exports to ASEAN Surge, Sparking Concerns Among Regional Producers
In a significant development for the steel industry, China’s steel exports to ASEAN countries have skyrocketed in the first quarter of 2025, reaching 36.55 million tons. This figure constitutes approximately 70% of China’s total steel exports and marks a staggering 32% increase year on year, according to a recent report by Yieh News. The report highlights particularly remarkable growth in expor...
Read MoreAEON Breaks Ground on USD 46 Million Shopping Mall in Vietnam
In a strategic move amidst the global economic downturn, Japanese retail giant AEON is strengthening its presence in Vietnam with the groundbreaking of a new shopping mall. On April 19, 2025, AEON Vietnam commenced construction on the AEON HAI DUONG shopping mall in Hai Duong province, located just north of Hanoi. The project has an investment of VND 1.18 billion (approximately USD 45.61...
Read MoreProtecting The Big Easy: This Year’s Mardi Gras Showed Again How Infrastructure And Digital Twins Can Help Keep New Orleans Safe and Dry
By Tomas Kellner New Orleans is home to awe-inspiring music, food and street parties. But let’s not forget equally awe-inspiring infrastructure, which keeps the Big Easy dry. That was evident in early March when New Orleans entered “Deep Gras,” the boisterous coda to months of revelry culminating in Fat Tuesday, the end of the Mardi Gras season. Sitting on land near and below sea level and surr...
Read MoreStar Engineers The World’s Most Complex Machine, ITER’s Fusion Reactor, is Pushing 4D Visualization to the Next Level
By Sean O'Neill Clarity is invaluable for a project as staggeringly complex as the international fusion experiment. The project, also known as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), is being built in France and is one of the most ambitious scientific collaborations in history—in the same league as the and the International Space Station. Dubbed the “reverse Tower of Ba...
Read MoreADB Announces Ambitious Expansion of Financing to Tackle Regional Challenges
In a significant move to bolster development across the Asia-Pacific region, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has unveiled plans to increase its annual financing capacity from USD 24 billion in 2024 to an impressive USD 36 billion by 2034. This 50% expansion aims to enhance ADB's ability to address pressing regional issues and promote sustainable growth. In a press release on 18 February 2025, ...
Read MoreIndonesia Set to Invest Nearly USD 3 billion to Complete Second Phase of New Capital Development
The Indonesian government will allocate an additional 48.8 trillion IDR (approximately USD 2.99 billion) to continue its new capital (IKN) development during the second phase, which spans from 2025 to 2029. Vietnam Plus reported this information on 23 January 2025. In the first phase (from 2022 to 2024), the Indonesian government has already invested 89 trillion IDR into essential infrastructur...
Read MoreVietnam’s USD 67 Billion High-Speed Rail Project Charts Independent Path, Shunning Foreign Investment
In a ground-breaking move that signals Vietnam's growing economic confidence, the Vietnamese National Assembly has approved an ambitious USD 67 billion high-speed rail network connecting Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, with the revolutionary decision to fund the megaproject primarily through domestic sources rather than traditional foreign investment, according to an announcement from the National Asse...
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