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First China-Laos High-Speed Train Arrives in Vientiane
The first high-speed passenger train connecting China and Laos was delivered to its operator in the Lao capital on Saturday with the plan to officially begin operation on 2 December, the National Day of Laos. The test runs for the train are also expected to begin soon before the official opening day, reported CGTN. The […]
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Construction an Engine of Global Economic Growth in Next Decade, says Global Forecast
New research has forecasted that the construction sector will be the main engine of global economic growth outpacing manufacturing in the decade to 2030, with output expected to be 35% higher than in the ten years to 2020, reported GCR. A forecast conducted by Oxford Economics and Marsh McLennan companies Marsh and Guy Carpenter revealed […]
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Bentley Systems and SMRT Trains Collaborate to Improve Safety and Reliability of Metro Rail Services in Singapore
The world’s leading infrastructure engineering software company Bentley Systems and renowned Singaporean Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) operator SMRT cooperation’s business arm Strides Engineering have signed MoU to jointly market a rail predictive maintenance solution in the Asia Pacific region. The MOU establishes a partnership between the two companies that combine strong technology expertise and rail […]
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Taiwan to Assist in Modernising Cambodia’s Construction Sector Through Latest Innovations
Taiwan’s Commerce Development Research Institute (CDRI), an institute funded by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs, has unveiled plans to enter Cambodia’s construction market through its renowned Wow! Taiwan campaign. This large-scale marketing program intends to help connect Taiwanese businesses to local ones, as well as to assist in bringing products, technologies, and innovative services into […]
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Netherlands Unveils Solar Powered Self-Sustaining Mobile Home
The Netherlands has unveiled an innovation of the first solar-powered mobile home, called Stella Vita, reported GCR. The innovation was developed by the Eindhoven University of Technology, which they dubbed a “self-sustaining house on wheels”. Stella Vita can generate solar energy independent of charging stations while allowing passengers to shower, watch TV, charge their laptops […]
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Taiwanese Firms Seek Distribution Partners for Innovative Construction Products in Cambodia
Taiwan’s Commerce Development Research Institute (CDRI), an institute funded by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs, is seeking business partners in Cambodia to import and distribute a wide range of high-quality innovative construction products and services from Taiwan to Cambodia. Seeking business partners and distributors in Cambodia is part of Wow! Taiwan, a CDRI overseas marketing […]
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Japan’s Mitsubishi Invests in Building SEA’s Biggest Onshore Wind Power Plant
Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp has purchased 24% in a 600-MW onshore wind farm project in Laos through its subsidiary Hong Kong-based Imperial Energy Asia Development Ltd (IEAD). The development activities of the project will start next year and are to be built in a southern Laos province. Power generation is set to start in 2025. Imperial […]
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Ford, SK Innovations Co-Invest US$11.4 billion to Build Enormous Electric Vehicle Factories
Ford Motor Co. and South Korea-based energy company SK Innovations are co-investing US$11.4 billion to build two new enormous manufacturing campuses for electric vehicles, reported CNN on 27 September. Ford plans to share US$7 billion in the investment, which is part of its mega US$30 billion spending toward its shift to building more electric vehicles […]
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China Pledges to End Foreign Coal Financing
China has pledged to end the financing of coal-fired power plants abroad and turn its support to green energy, according to US consultant Global Energy Monitor (GEM). Speaking at the UN General Assembly recently, Chinese president Xi Jinping said China would “step up support for other developing countries in developing green and low-carbon energy and […]
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Why is OpenBuildings Designer the Perfect BIM Software to Create a Whole Project from Scratch?
What is OpenBuildings Designer? OpenBuildings Designer—formerly AECOsim Buildings Designer—is an interdisciplinary BIM software that includes tools for architectural, structural, ventilation, plumbing, and electrical design. It is the evolution of the Bentley BIM offering and replaces older applications: Bentley Architecture, Bentley Structural Modeler, Bentley Building Mechanical Systems, and Bentley Building Electrical Systems. Who can benefit from […]
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