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ខ្មែរ Construction Focus
Sewage System Project Supported by World Bank Loan Underway
- 8 December 2018
Construction on a sewerage system project supported by a World Bank loan is in progress, according to the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT)'s Facebook page. On 6 December, 2018, the General Department of Public Works conducted a meeting attended by multiple relevant agencies regarding the provisions of connecting public drainage and the technical issues involved. As quoted on the...
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Japan Cooperates With and Challenges China Over Asia Infrastructure Influence
- 7 December 2018
Japan and China have agreed to cooperate on the highly competitive railway infrastructure sector in the Asian region, while Japan has unilaterally pledged support for 150 projects in the region in a bid to curb Chinese dominance via its One Belt Initiative (OBI). The two nations plan to agree to enter into 20-30 joint ventures in the rail infrastructure sector, after the two nations have repeat...
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Luxury Japanese INAX Toilets Proving Popular With Developers
- 6 December 2018
The development of the construction sector has created a surge in demand for construction materials in Cambodia, and created an influx of high quality materials from countries across the globe. In particular, construction materials imported from Japan have attracted attention from construction companies and real estate developers in Cambodia due to their outstanding quality and the use of moder...
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China to Build Underwater High-speed Rail Line
- 5 December 2018
In a bid to boost tourism and trade, China is to build its first underwater high-speed rail line connecting Shanghai to Zhoushan, according to CNN. According to the same source, the Chinese government gave the green light for the 77-kilometre long underwater high-speed rail line project in November. As claimed by CNN, this new rail line will feature construction of new track of up to 70.92 k...
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US leads investment plan to counter China’s Belt and Road
- 23 September 2018
In a bid to compete with China’s US$1 trillion Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the US has been joined by Japan and Australia to launch their own Asia-focused investment programme. The initiative was announced in early August by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who told the Indo-Pacific Business Forum that US$113 million of US government funds would be used on energy and infrastructure developm...
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Bentley Systems Announces Finalists
- 18 August 2018
Bentley Systems, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, has announced the finalists in the Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards program. The annual awards program honours the extraordinary work of Bentley users advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations throughout the world. Twelve independent jury panels of distinguished indust...
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Kampot deep seaport plans put China’s rising role in perspective
- 6 August 2018
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port The construction of a new deepwater seaport in Kampot is currently undergoing a feasibility study, following the agreement signing ceremony between a Cambodian company and a Chinese firm in April this year. The new deep water seaport is a cooperation between China’s Guangxi Beibu Gulf International Port Group and the well-known Try Pheap Group from Cambodia. Acc...
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Aluminium China 2018 attracts more than 20,000 visitors
- 3 August 2018
ALUMINIUM CHINA 2018, China’s annual aluminium industry exhibition, hosted in conjunction with “Lightweight Asia 2018” successfully attracted more than 2000 people visitors this year. Organised by Reed Exhibitions Greater China, Aluminium China 2018 was held from 11 July to 13 July, 2018 at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Centre (SNIEC) and attracted 24,789 professional industry visit...
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Creating New World Record in High Rise Construction
- 30 July 2018
SCHWING Stetter name is very much associated with world-famous high rise building construction. SCHWING Concrete Stationary Pumps and Truck Mounted Pumps are successfully deployed worldwide, whenever vast quantities of concrete have to be pumped over exceptionally horizontal and vertical distances. SCHWING provides solutions for high delivery volume with low concrete pressure or low delivery...
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Government rolls back on privately funded infrastructure deals
- 27 July 2018
With the aim of making travel easier for the people, the Royal Government of Cambodia has nixed infrastructure deals on bridges and roads from private companies in recent years, according to a special collection from Fresh News. According to the same source, the government has revoked the concessional contracts from private companies on infrastructure such as National Road No. 4, Veng Sreng Bou...
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