International News
Giant South Korean Firm Invests Nearly US$18 billion in Vietnam in 24 years
South Korea’s electronics giant Samsung has invested nearly US$18 billion in manufacturing and research facilities in Vietnam in the last 24 years. The investment amount represents 29% of total investment in the last five, VN Express reported on 7 December. Samsung, with eight manufacturing and research facilities in the country, earned revenues of nearly US$60.5 […]
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EU Launches €300bn Infrastructure Funding Scheme Countering China’s BRI
The European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy recently launched a new €300 billion global infrastructure funding program called the Global Gateway, aiming to boost recovery in low and middle-income countries as an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Announced on 1 December, the scheme will focus on […]
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Bentley Systems Announces Year in Infrastructure 2021 Winners and Founders’ Honourees
Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, has announced the Year in Infrastructure 2021 winners and founders’ honourees. On the first of the virtual Year in Infrastructure 2021, 1 December 2021, Bentley unveiled 22 Founders’ Honourees, representing organisations or individuals whose undertakings contribute notably to infrastructure advancement and/or environmental/social development goals. Bentley Systems founders Keith […]
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Vietnam Sets Goal of Increasing Renewable Energy Mix to 75% by 2045
Vietnam has set its power development plan with a focus on reducing emissions to the environment through increasing renewable energy from solar and wind. As of 2025, Vietnam has to achieve the goal of having at least 75% of national power production capacity generated from renewable energy, said its Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at […]
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Workwear Guru Ranks Best & Worst Countries for Construction Workers; Cambodia at 105th
Workwear Guru has recently issued a report ranking countries around the world from the best places to work as a construction worker to the worst based on average salary, safety, and cost of living. Among the top ten best countries, six countries are located in Europe, two other –China and Singapore— are in Asia, and […]
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Upward trend of Smart Building Management System Usage in Cambodia Market
Smart construction management system such as the 3D Central Building Management System has gained popularity among construction project owners around the world in recent year, and this technology has been slowly emerging into the Cambodian market. Taiwan’s Commerce Development Research Institute (CDRI), an institute funded by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs, is planning to bring […]
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Cambodia Urges Private Sector to Invest in EV Charging Station Infrastructure
The Cambodian government has encouraged the private sector to invest in building charging station infrastructure for electric vehicles (EV) in Cambodia. Speaking at a panel discussion on “Electrification of Vehicles for a Green Future for Cambodia” on 4 November, HE Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transport, said that the number of EVs will […]
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Vietnam’s Energy Firm Signs US$400 Power Agreement with Siemens Gamesa
BCG Energy and Siemens Gamesa have signed a cooperation agreement on US$400 wind power development in Vietnam. Under the terms of the agreement, Siemens Gamesa will be the supplier of equipment and technical solutions for BCG Energy to implement more than 500MW of wind power projects in the south-east Asian country, VN Express reported on […]
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Germany Trains Dogs to Sniff for Unexpected Wildlife at Rural Construction Sites
Away from sniffing for mines, dogs are being trained to sniff for wildlife at massive construction sites as part of an acceleration of construction projects. The railroad company – Deutsche Bahn (DB) in Germany started a project on sniffing dogs to search for wildlife and construction site establishments. The training program conducted to the puppies […]
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World’s First Self-Driving High-Speed Train Near Completion
Construction of the world’s first self-driving high-speed railway in China is reaching completion soon ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, reported South China Morning Post last week. Known as the Beijing-Zhangjiakou intercity railway, this new bullet train line connects Beijing and Zhangjiakou – the games’ twin host cities. The route has a length of […]
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