International News
Vietnam’s GDP in H1 Increases 5.6%, Driven by Industry & Construction Boom
Vietnam saw a year-on-year GDP growth of 5.64% in the first half of 2021, three times higher compared to the same period last year, thanks to the industry and construction boom as the main driving factor, reported Xinhua. According to the General Statistics Office on 29 June, the growth was driven by sectors such as […]
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China Starts World’s Second Largest Baihetan Hydropower Dam Project
On Monday 28 June, China began operating the world’s second largest Baihetan hydropower station on the upstream branch of China’s Yangtze River, reported Reuters. The Baihetan dam is 948 feet tall and is located on China’s longest river at the border between the southwestern provinces of Yunnan and Sichuan. In the first stage, two 1-gigawatt […]
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China’s Guangzhou City to Build Massive International Quarantine Complex
Guangzhou city in China is planning to build a massive quarantine complex for international travellers and local residents from high-risk areas as local hotels are not suitable to stop the spread of the new Delta variant, report SCMP. Leading respiratory expert Zhong Nanshan brought this up after seeing the high level of transmissibility of the […]
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China Launches First Fully Electrified Bullet Train in Himalayan Region
The 435.5-km high-speed train connecting Lhasa, the capital of southwest Tibet, and Tibet’s eastern city Nyingchi began operation on Friday 25 June, marking China’s first fully electrified bullet train in the remote Himalayan region, reported Xinhua. With a designed speed of 160km per hour, this route is considered the first Fuxing bullet train to pass […]
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Bentley Systems Launches Future Infrastructure Star Challenge 2021
Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, has officially launched its global competition known as the Future Infrastructure Star Challenge 2021 to provide a space for the young minds of today to consider and solve the world’s toughest challenges. The global competition is open to students from community colleges, polytechnics institutes, and universities. The winner […]
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China Breaks Ground on US$420-million Underground Nuclear Lab in Gobi Desert
Construction of the US$420-million nuclear underground facility dubbed the Beishan Underground Research Laboratory has begun in China’s Gansu province, reported World Nuclear News. With ground broken on 17 June, the lab will be situated in granite up to 560 metres below ground level in the Gobi Desert and will become the world’s largest underground laboratory […]
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Bentley Systems Initiates Free Online Education Program
Students and Educators Entitled to Learning Licenses at No Cost! Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, last month announced the Bentley Education program, which encourages the development of future infrastructure professionals for careers in engineering, design, and architecture. The program’s student and educator entitlements allow no-cost learning licenses for Bentley infrastructure engineering applications and […]
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Construction of World’s Longest Subsea Electricity Cable Complete
Construction of the world’s longest subsea electricity cable connecting 720km between the UK and Norway has been completed and is set for testing this week, reported FT on Tuesday 15 June.. This interconnector project is a joint venture between the UK’s National Grid and Norway’s Statnett. The cable can carry as much as 1.4GW of […]
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Japan to Provide US$10 billion in Decarbonisation Support for ASEAN Nations
Japan is preparing to launch a US$10 billion initiative aimed at helping ASEAN countries reduce greenhouse gas emission, reported Nikkei Asia. Through this initiative, Japan will help draw a road map and set up a public and private investment and loan facilities, where all funding will be invested and lent through the Japanese government-affiliated Japan […]
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G7 Countries to Counter China’s BRI with US$40-trillion Build Back Better World Initiative
The United States and other members of the G7 have revealed their plan to counter China’s BRI by offering developing countries transparent infrastructure plans otherwise known as the US$40-trillion Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative, reported Reuters. The 7 nations discussed this matter during their meeting in England last week, where one agenda item was […]
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