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Bentley Systems Announces Finalists in the Year in Infrastructure 2020 Awards Program
- 29 September 2020
Bentley Systems, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, has announced the finalists in the Year in Infrastructure 2020 Awards program. The annual awards program honours the extraordinary work of Bentley software users advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations thr...
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Australia Supports World’s Biggest Solar Farm to Power Singapore
- 23 September 2020
The Australian government has approved in principle construction of the world’s biggest solar farm in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) with the electricity to be sent via a 3,700-km-long undersea cable to provide 20% of Singapore’s annual power needs. The US$15.7 billion, the 12,000-hectare solar farm will big enough to be visible from space, according to project developer Sun Cable, with th...
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Myanmar Divides “New Yangon” To Generate Investor Competition
- 21 September 2020
Photo by UK-ASEAN Business Council The government of Myanmar has divided its “New Yangon City” commercial development project to generate competition against the giant Chinese-government backed contractor responsible. New Yangon City was planned as an 8,100-hectare industrial-commercial zone on the Yangon River costing around US$8bn. Conceived by Aecom, two bridges, a 13-sq-km industrial es...
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Contracts Awarded for Philippines Rail Project
- 19 September 2020
The government of the Philippines has awarded civil engineering projects worth a total of US$728 million to international firms for the initial construction phase of the 51km Malolos–Clark Railway which part of the Philippines’ long-term plan to boost connectivity and regional economic growth by linking Clark International Airport and the planned economic zone of New Clark City, 80km northwest of ...
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Bentley Systems’ Acceleration Fund Announces the Launch of Virtuosity, a Bentley Company
- 18 September 2020
Photo: Allan Murphy, Virtuosity CEO Bentley Systems, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, on July 9 announced that its Acceleration Fund has invested in launching Virtuosity, a Bentley company. Virtuosity exclusively offers Virtuoso Subscriptions that bundle — with a Bentley in...
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Bentley Systems Announces Launch of The Cohesive Companies, Advancing Infrastructure Digital Twins
- 14 September 2020
Photo by: researchgate Acceleration Fund of Bentley Systems on July 13 launched The Cohesive Companies, a wholly-owned subsidiary, anchored by the acquisition of Atlanta-based Cohesive Solutions. The new business venture will include the services team from Bentley’s AssetWise business and the offerings of Bentley, Cohesive, and IBM’s Maximo to support the digital transformation of infrastruc...
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Thailand Transforming 72 Prisons Nationwide into Tourist Destinations
- 12 September 2020
Photo from: Chiangrai Times Thailand is transforming 72 prisons, or almost half of the total number of prisons nationwide into tourist attractions, reported the Chiangrai Times in late August. Those designated prisons will accommodate tourists with a wide range of activities such as cooking competitions, handicraft shops made by inmates, and others to help unleash the inmates' potential. ...
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Vietnam Approves US$9.3bn Can Gio Tourist City Development
- 11 September 2020
A US$9.3bn housing and tourist resort at Can Gio has been approved for development by the government of Vietnam. The planned development is situated on a 760-sq km mangrove forest 40km south of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and is being led by the Can Gio Tourist Urban Joint Stock Company, a subsidiary of Vinhomes, the second-largest public company in Vietnam. The showcase Can Gio Tourist City wil...
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អូឡាំព្យាស៊ីធី បង្កើតយុទ្ធសាស្ត្រថ្មីសម្រាប់អតិថិជនដើម្បីឆ្លើយតបទៅនឹងវិបត្តិកូវីដ១៩
- 2 September 2020
ដើម្បីជំរុញការវិនិយោគ និង បង្កើនសកម្មភាពសេដ្ឋកិច្ចក្នុងស្រុកជាពិសេស ជួយដល់អតិថិជនកំពុងស្វែងរកទិញអចលនទ្រព្យក្នុងអំឡុងវិបត្តិកូវីដ១៩ ក្រុមហ៊ុន OCIC បានចេញយុទ្ធសាស្ត្រលក់ថ្មីសម្រាប់គម្រោងអូឡាំព្យាស៊ីធី ខណៈដែលអគារចំនួន៧ រួមមានអគារខុនដូការិយាល័យ SOHO ផ្សារទំនើបអូឡាំព្យា នៃគម្រោងមេក្នុងដំណាក់កាលទី១ បានបញ្ចប់ការសាងសង់ជាស្ថាពររួចហើយ។ តាមរយៈ កញ្ញា អ៊ុក ចន្ទ្រា ប្រធានផ្នែកលក់និងទីផ្សារ បានឱ្យដឹងថាការវិនិ...
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AIIB & ADB to loan Philippines with US$750m loan to manage COVID-19 impacta
- 26 August 2020
The Philippines has been offered a US$750 million loan from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to assist the nation to kickstart its economy following a slump caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The loan is intended to help the Philippines increase its testing program and provide support to affected workers. AIIB Vice President DJ Pandian explained...
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