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Workwear Guru Ranks Best & Worst Countries for Construction Workers; Cambodia at 105th
- 16 November 2021
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 the rest are in North America. The highest average salary for construction w...
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Cambodia Refines Nearly 1,000kg of Gold Ore in 4 Months
- 10 November 2021
Australian firm Renaissance Limited (Cambodia), which received a license to operate Cambodia’s first commercial-scale gold mining in Mondulkiri province, has refined nearly 1,000kg of gold ore in the first four months. The amount of gold ore was presented by Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen during the inauguration ceremony of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction on Mon...
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Upward trend of Smart Building Management System Usage in Cambodia Market
- 5 November 2021
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 in these ...
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Cambodia Urges Private Sector to Invest in EV Charging Station Infrastructure
- 4 November 2021
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 increase gradually in Cambodia in the comin...
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Vietnam’s Energy Firm Signs US$400 Power Agreement with Siemens Gamesa
- 2 November 2021
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 1 November. The agreement was signed on the side line...
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Germany Trains Dogs to Sniff for Unexpected Wildlife at Rural Construction Sites
- 1 November 2021
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 or sniffer dogs is done in order to detec...
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World’s First Self-Driving High-Speed Train Near Completion
- 1 November 2021
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 over 173 kilometres of double-trac...
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EU Makes First €15m Investment in Hyperloop
- 28 October 2021
The European Commission has approved €15 million for a Dutch engineering spin-off Hardt Hyperloop to study and develop the ultra-fast transport concept known as hyperloop, according to GCR on 25 October. Tim Houter, the co-founder of Hardt, said in a press statement it is the first time that the EU invested directly in such a project. “It’s great to have now gained the trust of the European ...
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Vietnam Approves US$10.5bn Budget to Build & Upgrade Over 4800km Railway System
- 28 October 2021
The Vietnamese government has approved a budget of US$10.5 billion to build and upgrade16 railway lines with a total length of 4,800km nationwide over the next 10 years. The plans, announced by Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh, envisage the renovation and upgrading of seven lines with a total length of 2,400km and the construction of nine new routes with a similar length of track, the Global ...
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PropertyGuru Asia Real Estate Summit Announces its ‘Data Revolution’ & Speaker Line-Up for 2021 Virtual Edition
- 26 October 2021
Global experts will deliver insights and practical studies on PropTech, smart cities, and sustainable development • Now marking its seventh year, the virtual summit will open on 8 December 2021 during ‘PropertyGuru Week’ until 8 January 2022 • This year’s agenda will focus on the importance of data science and innovation in real estate, as well as the economic recovery and reinvention of marke...
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