Technology and Engineering
China Launches First Fully Electrified Bullet Train in Himalayan Region
The 435.5-km high-speed train connecting Lhasa, the capital of southwest Tibet, and Tibet’s eastern city Nyingchi began operation on Friday 25 June, marking China’s first fully electrified bullet train in the remote Himalayan region, reported Xinhua. With a designed speed of 160km per hour, this route is considered the first Fuxing bullet train to pass […]
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Bentley Systems Launches Future Infrastructure Star Challenge 2021
Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, has officially launched its global competition known as the Future Infrastructure Star Challenge 2021 to provide a space for the young minds of today to consider and solve the world’s toughest challenges. The global competition is open to students from community colleges, polytechnics institutes, and universities. The winner […]
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China Breaks Ground on US$420-million Underground Nuclear Lab in Gobi Desert
Construction of the US$420-million nuclear underground facility dubbed the Beishan Underground Research Laboratory has begun in China’s Gansu province, reported World Nuclear News. With ground broken on 17 June, the lab will be situated in granite up to 560 metres below ground level in the Gobi Desert and will become the world’s largest underground laboratory […]
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Bentley Systems Initiates Free Online Education Program
Students and Educators Entitled to Learning Licenses at No Cost! Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, last month announced the Bentley Education program, which encourages the development of future infrastructure professionals for careers in engineering, design, and architecture. The program’s student and educator entitlements allow no-cost learning licenses for Bentley infrastructure engineering applications and […]
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Total Capital Registered in New State-Run Online System at US$2.6bn, Real Estate Sector Accounts for 15%
The total number of companies registered through the new state-run online business registration platform has reached over 6,000, or equivalent to over US$2.6 billion investment value, one year after the platform’s establishment. According to the report from the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s there have been a total of 7,000 requests, 6,164 of which have […]
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Construction of World’s Longest Subsea Electricity Cable Complete
Construction of the world’s longest subsea electricity cable connecting 720km between the UK and Norway has been completed and is set for testing this week, reported FT on Tuesday 15 June.. This interconnector project is a joint venture between the UK’s National Grid and Norway’s Statnett. The cable can carry as much as 1.4GW of […]
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Large-Scale Fishery Research Centre in Steung Treng Set for Completion in October
The construction of a large-scale fish hatchery research and production centre in Stung Treng province is scheduled for completion in October, according to the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries HE Veng Sakhon on Wednesday 09 June. Being built on over 10 hectares of land, the project is located in Ba Deum village, Sam Khuy […]
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MPWT to Build Cambodia’s First Asphalt Concrete Production Factory
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is planning to build Cambodia’s first asphalt concrete (AC) factory at the Kampot and Kep provincial border within this year, aiming to produce its own AC for road construction usage. MPWT Minister HE Sun Chanthol said during an inspection on the morning of Friday 04 June that […]
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MPWT to modernize transportation and public works system in line with government’s digital policy
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) has been gradually reforming and modernizing the transportation and public work system nationwide, aiming to achieve the government’s digital policy by 2030. This is according to the input gathering meeting for the draft digital policy 2021-2030 between the Ministry and other relevant officers on 28 May. MPWT’s […]
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Transport Ministry to Adapt AI technology into Traffic Control System on NR5 after Upgrade
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is planning to utilise AI technology to manage a traffic system, especially to monitor overweight trucks along NR5 after the upgrade, according to the official meeting between MPWT and the private firm responsible for the NR5 renovation project on 28 May. The new technology is known as […]
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