Aeon Eyes More Grocery Stores in Cambodia

Photo by digjapan.travel Global retail player Aeon Group is looking to open more grocery stores across Cambodia after having been successful with its operation in the country, said the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) earlier this month. In a press release of the recent meeting between representatives of Cambodia and Japan, H.E Sok Chenda Sophea, Minister attached to the Prime M...

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CBRE: Major Property Changes in Phnom Penh for Q1 2019

International real estate agent CBRE Cambodia on 09 April 2019 launched its Phnom Penh property market review report featuring changes within the office, residential, retail, and landed property sector. As the market now focuses more on the office sector, the reports highlight that over the three-month period, supply of centrally-owned offices increased by 9,180 square metres while supply of st...

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China to Build Subway System in Metro Manila

Photo: Wikipedia China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CECC) has won the contract to build a US$3.7bn, 11Km subway system in Manila, capital of the Philippines. The deal between Philippine Infradey, the local company developing the subway in Metropolitan Manila, and CECC, a subsidiary of Chinese state-owned China Railway Construction Corporation was announced on the Philippines s...

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MAXTRAD Campaigns for Fire Engineering Knowledge in Cambodia

The construction sector in Cambodia has grown rapidly over the last decade with high-rise buildings mushrooming across the country. As the sector continues to flourish, fire safety and fire engineering have become an important issue for the country. Construction & Property Magazine sat down with Mr. Bernard Mak, Director of MAXTRAD to talk about fire safety and fire engineering. What do you...

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Bentley Systems Introduces Mixed Reality App for Infrastructure Construction Projects

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure launched an app called SYNCHRO XR on 24 February 2019 for the immersive visualisation of 4D construction digital twins with the new Microsoft HoloLens 2, which Microsoft announced during a press conference at the Mobile World Congre...

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Chip Mong’s Concrete Tiles and Pipes Receive ISO Standard Certificates from International Institution in Switzerland

The Swiss-based International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) has awarded two ISO 9001: 2015 Standard Certificates for Chip Mong Industry products, namely their concrete tiles and pipes. Because of the company's investment in the latest technology from Italy and the use of excellent quality materials, Guidance Independent Certifications Ltd has recognised the standard of production as we...

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Land Ministry Calls for More ‘cambodia Construction App’ Users to Promote Transparency

With the rapidly increasing numbers of construction projects across the country, the Ministry of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction (MLMUPC) has called for more ‘Cambodia Construction’ users, the mobile application that has been developed to provide useful information for the sector. Speaking before more than 300 attendees at the recent Cambodia Property Awards, H.E Dr Pen Sophal, ...

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World Bank: China Slowdown, Cambodia Construction and Real Estate Prone to Risk

Photo by General Department of Taxation As Cambodia’s main source of investment inflow comes from China, a slowdown in its economy will likely to see Cambodia’s construction and real estate sectors prone to risk, according to a World Bank Economic Update Report released last week. While projecting that Cambodia’s economy would grow at around 7% in 2019, the World Bank cautioned against Cambo...

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Study on Improving Railway Network Starts

Photo by Ministry of Public Works and Transport China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC) Limited starts its mission in conducting study on improving the railway network in Cambodia and the transportation infrastructure in Phnom Penh City to ease traffic congestion. In a meeting with H.E Sun Chanthol, Minister of Public Works and Transports on 9 May in Phnom Penh, CRCC’s vice chairman Wa...

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France Provides Us$30 Million for Developing Cambodia’s Power Transmission Network

France Development Agency (AFD) and the European Union have decided to provide of €$29.1 million in cooperation financing, approximately US$30 million for implementing on modernizing the power transmission system in Cambodia. The agreement of the cooperation financing was signed on May 6 by H.E. Aun Pornmoniroth, Minister of Economy and Finance and Remi Riou, general manager of the French Devel...

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