Construction Focus
Vietnamese firm’s growth has market baffled
An unprecedented rise in the value of a relatively unknown Vietnamese construction company had markets baffled in November. Faro Construction and parent developer FLC Group are building a number of large projects including the USD250m Samson Beach and Golf Resort in Thanh Hoa province and the USD330m Quy Nhon Beach and Golf Resort in Binh […]
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China to build artificial islands in Philippines
The Philippines has signed a contract with China to build four artificial islands in the city of Davao. The massive 208-hectare development along 8km of coastline is part of a major port, commercial and entertainment development program in Davao city. The agreement between Philippines’ Mega Harbor Port and Development Inc. and state-owned group China Communications […]
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Work starts on world’s tallest skyscaper
Work has begun on what is set to become the world’s tallest skyscraper in Dubai. ‘The Tower’, designed by Spanish-Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava, will be taller than the current record holder the Burj Khalifa which is also in Dubai and is part of the redevelopment of the old city. ‘The Tower’ is expected to rise […]
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Chinese site accident kills 67
Health and safety regulations in Asia were highlighted again after 67 workers died when a platform they were working on collapsed on a construction site in China in November. The accident took place on a huge USD1.1 billion expansion of the Fengcheng Power Plant in the eastern province of Jiangxi when a platform holding workers […]
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Chinese join mega satellite city project
Cambodian conglomerate LYP Group and the China Minsheng Investment Group (CMIG) signed an MoU in December to develop a 550-hectare “Cambodia-Chinese Friendship City”. The USD1.5 billion joint venture deal allows for CMIG, China’s largest investment company, to develop the residential area within the 2,000 hectare Garden City satellite city being built by LYP Group 10km […]
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China seeks partners for local steel mill
Cambodia’s dependency on imported steel for use in its booming construction sector is being seen as an opportunity by China to establish local production capacity. Hangzhou Iron and Steel, a Chinese state-owned enterprise with more than 50 years of experience is seeking partners to build the nation’s first steel production plant according to company executives. […]
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Frence bricks ready to cement local market
Leading French concrete brick manufacturer Plattard Sas has announced it is looking to establish a production presence in the local market. Edouard Plattard, manager of the renowned French company, told a \’Modern construction equipment and new construction techniques of France’ workshop hosted by the MLMUPC, about the quality and advantages of their products. Plattard Sas […]
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Chinese loan sought for Phnom Penh – sihanoukville expressway
Cambodia is seeking a loan from China to enable construction of the long-planned Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway. During a bilateral meeting in the Philippines capital Manila, Cambodian Minister of Public Works and Transport H.E. Sun Chanthol discussed this key infrastructure issue with Chinese vice-minister of Transport, Mr. Dai Dongchang. Mr. Dai promised to submit the request […]
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Cambodia – Thailand border bridge agreed
Cambodia and Thailand have reached a deal to build a cross-border bridge between Poipet and Aranyaprathet to ease commuting. The deal was one of two transport projects the countries agreed on the sidelines of the Fifth Joint Committee Meeting for the Greater Mekong Subregion Cross-Border Transport Facilitation Agreement in Chiang Mai, Thailand on 16 December. […]
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ថវិកាប្រមាណ ២០០ លានដុល្លារ សម្រាប់ការធ្វើឲ្យប្រសើរឡើងនូវផ្លូវក្នុងតំបន់ជនបទ
នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា បានប្រកាសពីគម្រោងក្នុងការចំណាយថវិកា ប្រមាណ ២០០ លានដុល្លារ ដើម្បីធ្វើឲ្យប្រសើរឡើងនូវផ្លូវដីចំនួន ៧៥ ក្នុងខេត្តចំនួន ១០ ស្មើនឹង ១២០០ គ.ម ឲ្យទៅជាផ្លូវកៅស៊ូវិញ។ សម្តេចនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ធ្លាប់បានលើកឡើងបង្ហាញពីគម្រោងនេះ នៅថ្ងៃទី ២ វិច្ឆិកា ក្នុងពិធីសម្ពោធផ្លូវកៅស៊ូ មួយខ្សែប្រភេទ DBST ដែលមានប្រវែង ៥៤៣ គ.ម ក្នុងខេត្តត្បូងឃ្មុំ កន្លងទៅថ្មីៗនេះ។ គម្រោងអភិវឌ្ឍដំណាក់កាលទី ២ នឹងផ្តោតសំខាន់ទៅលើផ្លូវក្នងខេត្តត្បូងឃ្មុំ ខេត្តកំពង់ចាម ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ ខេត្តសៀមរាប ខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យ ខេត្តបាត់ដំបង ខេត្តពោធិ៍សាត់ ខេត្តកំពង់ឆ្នាំង ខេត្តកំពង់ស្ពឺ និងខេត្តតាកែវ។ ថវិកាចំនួន ១៧.៨ ភាគរយជាថវិកាបដិភាគរបស់រដ្ឋាភិបាល ១៤២ លានដុល្លារ ជាប្រាក់កម្ចីពីធនាគារអភិវឌ្ឍន៍អាស៊ី (ADB) រដ្ឋាភិបាលនៃសាធារណរដ្ឋកូរ៉េ និងបារាំង។ ចំណែកទឹកប្រាក់ចំនួន ៣៣ លានដុល្លារ ទៀតជាជំនួយរបស់រដ្ឋាភិបាលអូស្ត្រាលី អង្គការ CCC […]
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