Vietnam Invests Nearly US$76m to Connect Quang Nam Province to Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand

Vietnam is set to invest over US$75.8 million to construct a 90km road upgrade project connecting Quang Nam province to the Central Highlands region and neighbouring countries: Lao, Cambodia and Thailand.  The project, which was launched by the transport ministry and provincial People’s Committee, will renovate 74km of NR14E from 2021 to 2025, with the rest of the route connected to NR1 and the...

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Asia-Pacific GDP Forecast to Grow Slowly in 2023, Drop to 2.9% Growth in 2024

The Asia-Pacific region's economy is expected to experience slow growth in 2023, according to a report from an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) research unit. The report forecasts that the region's GDP will expand by 3.1% this year before dropping to 2.9% growth in 2024, due to downside risks continuing to pressure recovery. "The enduring pandemic, high inflation coupled with rising int...

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Bentley Systems Issues Call for Nominations for the 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure

Winners to be Selected and Announced at the Year in Infrastructure and Going Digital Awards Event in Singapore Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced its call for nominations for its 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure. The awards program, which is judged by independent industry experts, seeks to recognize infrastructure projects for their inno...

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Key Trends Driving the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry

By Brenden Roche, Product Expert, Facilities Engineering, Bentley Systems The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry is no stranger to change and ever-evolving trends. Also, the global pandemic has forced many other industries to change course, and AEC is no exception. Global players are altering their businesses in response to not only the pandemic but also the climate emer...

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Dubai to build 93km smartest cycling & walking highway

Dubai plans to build a 93km climate-controlled highway known as ‘THE LOOP’, which will provide access to cycling and walking services by 2040. The new highway aims to connect over 3 million residents using a “healthy mode of transport by walking and cycling within minutes,” sustainable architecture firm URB said in a statement. “It will provide an enjoyable climate-controlled all-year enviro...

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India Invests US$13bn to Build Country’s Longest Highway Connecting New Delhi & Mumbai

India officially broke ground on the first stage of its longest expressway, a route linking Delhi and Mumbai, as it makes a concerted infrastructure push to catch up with its geopolitical rival China.  The expressway project is a new 1,386-kilometre four-lane road with a total budget of US$13bn which will eventually cut the road travel time between the country’s two biggest cities in half, to 1...

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Enabling the Airports of Tomorrow with Digital Twins

By Steve Cockerell, acting industry marketing director, cities and campuses, Bentley Systems Supporting more than 87 million jobs around the world, the aviation industry contributes well over 4% of the global GDP. Working 24/7, 365 days a year, our airports are critical links within the global transportation systems that connect countries, communities, and businesses. Faced with changing dem...

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Bentley Systems Launches iTwin Experience, iTwin Capture, & iTwin IoT to Extend iTwin

At the 2022 Year in Infrastructure Conference on 15 November, Bentley Systems announced new capabilities of its iTwin Platform, significantly extending the scope and interoperability of infrastructure data that engineering firms and owner-operators can use to create and leverage digital twins in design, construction, and operations workflows. The new iTwin Platform capabilities will power Bentl...

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Bentley Systems Announces Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, Powered by iTwin

At the 2022 Year in Infrastructure Conference, Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, its combination of enterprise systems that span the end-to-end lifecycle and value chain of the world’s infrastructure. Powered by the iTwin Platform and Bentley’s infrastructure schemas and thus seamlessly integrating with Bentley’s engineering applications, Bentley Infrastructure ...

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China’s First Cross-Sea High-Speed Railway to Operate in 2023

China's first cross-sea high-speed railway passed static acceptance testing on Friday and is expected to be officially launched this year.  This railway, which connects Fuzhou and Zhangzhou in East China's Fujian Province, is 277km long with an operating speed of 350km/hr and eight stations.  The railway is a major high-speed project in the southeast coastal area and part of China's "Eight V...

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