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The Mekong River Commission delays discussions on Loa’s two hydropower projects
The Mekong River Commission has decided to delay decisions Laos’ two hydropower projects on the Mekong River due to concerns over the environmental impact of Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and others around the Mekong. According to the announcement of the Mekong River Commission on June 5, 2020. The first hydropower project, the Luang Prabang hydropower project, […]
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One Belt, One Road projects resumes work despite COVID-19 fears
China’s One Belt One Road Initiative in Cambodia is continuing as usual despite the ongoing recent lack of construction workers and supplies due to COVID-19, according to the Xinhua website on 02 June 2020. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the government has released strict measures to prevent the spread include 14-day quarantine and other precautionary […]
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COVID–19 gives the advantage to Vietnam leading ASEAN toward a Smart City Vision
COVID-19 pushes ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASNC) COVID-19 has tested Vietnam’s leadership of ASEAN. During its tenure as chair of ASEAN in 2020, the country has introduced five priority plans to be implemented by this year, including strengthening ASEAN institutional capacity and using the Industrial Revolution 4.0 to address social inequality. Among the five priority […]
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Cambodia economic slowdown most affected in CLMV due to COVID-19
If we look at the economic situation of the lower middle-income countries in the ASEAN bloc or the so-called CLMV– Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, the COVID-19 crisis has pulled the economies of these countries’ down to around 3.4%, the lowest level in the last two decades. Looking at the overall impact of COVID-19 on […]
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Hyundai eyes ASEAN market with first robotic plant in Indonesia
Hyundai Robotics, a subsidiary of Korean Hyundai Motors Company, was formed on 01 May 2020 to build its first industrial robotic automotive plant in Indonesia. This marks the first time that such a large and modernfacility has been installed in ASEAN. The decision to install the plant in ASEAN came after the company reached what […]
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Australia to sell solar power to Singapore via undersea cables
Australia is to launch a geological survey for a giant “Sun Cable Project” which will send solar energy through underwater cables to Singapore with an investment of US$13.1 billion, according to an article in the Bangkok Post on 25 May 2020. The ambitious project aims to export power from a large solar power station in […]
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ALUMINIUM CHINA: The in-depth discussion on future of China’s recycled aluminium industry
Preparations for ALUMINIUM CHINA 2020 are underway. World-leading aluminium producers, such as Novelis, Nikkeikin, CHALCO, Nanshan, ALNAN, and Mingtai, are taking part as exhibitors with cutting-edge materials and their experience in the recycling sector. Meanwhile, leading aluminium recyclers Lizhong, Sigma and technology suppliers including Otto Junker, Bobby Bartz, Tomra are invited to share advanced aluminium […]
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Vietnam’s military court sentences former defense minister to 4 years in prison over land scandal
Vietnam’s military court on Thursday sentenced a former deputy defense minister to four years in prison for illegally transferring three land plots in Ho Chi Minh City from the navy to a private investor, according to a press release published on e.vnexpress.net on 21 May 2020. The Vietnam state media reported that Vietnam’s Navy Admiral […]
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Largest concrete pour celebrated in Bangkok
The developer responsible for the One Bangkok project in Thailand has claimed the biggest continuous concrete pour ever in Southeast Asia while building one of the office towers on the US$.7 billion development. During the mammoth concrete our, 547 trucks delivered 23,725 cubic meters of concrete over 33.25 hours to make the 4.5-meter-deep raft foundation […]
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KrisEnergy secures US$87 million loan for offshore project in Cambodia
KrisEnergy has said that on 30 April 2020 it entered into a credit facility agreement with Kepinvest Singapore Pte. Ltd. as a lender for a loan of up to USD87 million for its offshore development project in Cambodia. This is according to a press release published in Offshore Engineer on 01 May 2020. KrisEnergy will […]
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