International News
Asia Property Awards 2017 Programme Revamped To Include 14 Markets
The 12-year-old programme, which was first launched in 2005 by Ensign Media in Thailand, also holds annual black-tie gala dinner events in Cambodia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Malaysia and Indonesia, playing host to up to 600 C-level executives, senior industry figures and VIPs at each event.
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Malaysia Mulls Rubber Roads
A pilot project has been completed in Malaysia to test whether roads there can be constructed using rubber. Famous around the world for its rubber production, Malaysia has access to an enormous amount of the material and used it in five 1km stretches of pilot roads to test its effectiveness. If the tests prove successful, […]
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Philippines Airport Bidding Heats Up
The bidding war between two of the Philippine’s richest men to build Manila’s new international airport heated up in February with both tycoons submitting increased bids. In response to a new bid by billionaire Henry Sy, the San Miguel Corp headed by Ramon Ang proposed a USD14 billion plan which will not require any subsidy […]
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Work Restarts on China-lao Rail Link
Work has officially started once again on the China-Lao rail link after the initial ground-breaking ceremony took place more than a year before. The 414km route linking the Mohan-Boten border crossing in the North to the capital Vientiane in the south is part of China’s ‘One belt, one road’ regional infrastructure initiative. When completed in […]
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China Rail Expansion on Track
China plans to expand its national high-speed rail network by 10,000km in the next three years and a further 8,000km by 2025.The ambitious USD500bn expansion will connect all cities with more than 5 million people with a high-speed link and all cities with more than 2 million with a main line.A briefing by the State […]
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60,000 ATTEND SHANGHAI EXPO
The International Building & Construction Trade Fair 2016 welcomed 60,000 visitors over four days between 23-26 March at the National Convention & Exhibition Center in Shanghai. Over 400 companies exhibited at the one of the biggest expos in China over an area of 80,000 square metres showcasing customised furnishing, doors & windows, hardware, smart homes, […]
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SWEAT FREE SITE WEAR WINS PRIZE
A Hong Kong company has won a prestigious international prize after inventing breathable work clothing for construction workers in to reduce heat-related incidents in hot and high humidity environments. Heat in Southeast Asia leads to a higher number of heat-related health incidents in the construction industry than in other industries because workers often take their […]
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INDONESIA HALTS RAIL PROJECT AFTER 5 DAYS
The Indonesian government has halted work on the controversial Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project just five days after the ground-breaking ceremony. The chaotic bidding process for the $5 billion project saw the government first halt the bid in favour of a cheaper local line before then finally awarding the bitterly contested bid to China over Japan. […]
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AIIB OPENS FOR BUSINESS
Chinese President, Xi Jinping officially launched the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Beijing on 16 January in a move expected to change the global economic balance of power. “Asia’s financing needs for basic infrastructure are absolutely enormous,” Xi said in a speech at the launch, adding the bank would aim to invest in projects […]
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