Technology and Engineering
Smart Transport System to Pilot at New PP Airport, Satellite Cities, & Major NRs by 2023
Cambodia is cooperating with South Korea to develop a master plan for an Intelligent Transport System (ITS), with the first trial to be launched at the new Phnom Penh Airport, satellite cities around Phnom Penh, and some major national roads by 2023. This is according to a meeting between the Ministry of Public Works and […]
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Construction on 800km/h Maglev Train in North China Starting Soon
An 800km/h maglev test line, for the world’s fastest ground vehicle, is scheduled to begin construction in North China’s Shanxi Province, as the preparation work is already complete. The test line is part of the laboratory work for the low-vacuum magnetic levitation high-speed train project which can run faster than airplanes, at a ground speed […]
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Facebook, Google Join Hands Building Subsea Cable Infrastructure in Asia-Pacific
Two Silicon Valley giants – Google and Facebook – announced their cooperation in building a new subsea cable system by 2024 to improve internet connectivity across the Asia-Pacific region, reported The Straits Times on Monday 16 August. Known as Apricot, this large-scale infrastructure project will link Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Guam, the Philippines, and Indonesia. It […]
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Construction of National Laboratory Phase II Complete, Officially Handed Over
Construction of the Science, Technology, and Innovation National Laboratory (STINL) building Phase 2 (Building B), located along NR2 in Sangkat Chak Angre Leu has been completed, with the handover ceremony held on 16 March. The handover ceremony was chaired between the Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation (MISTI) HE Cham Prasidh and the construction […]
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MPWT Establishes New Laboratory Centre to Strengthen Local Engineering Capability
Minister of Public Works and Transport HE Sun Chanthol this morning broke ground on a new laboratory centre building within the Techo Sen Institute of Public Works and Transport. The project costs US$580,000, co-funded by the South Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport; the Korea Expressway Corporation; and Korea’s Institute of Civil Engineering and […]
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MoE to Include Green Technologies in SHV Multipurpose SEZ Master Plan
The Ministry of Environment (MoE) is evaluating and exploring new technologies to be used in the Sihanoukville multipurpose SEZ master plan to promote green and effective development. The technology evaluation project was announced on Wednesday 11 August during an official meeting chaired by the Secretary-General of the National Council for Sustainable Development HE Van Monineath. […]
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US to Test World’s First Highway with In-built Electric Vehicle Charging
Indiana’s Department of Transportation (Indot), Purdue University, and German startup Magment are working to create the world’s first concrete highway that can wirelessly charge the electric vehicles that drive on it, reported GCR. Magnetisable concrete will be tested and analysed at a stretch of road at Purdue’s West Lafayette campus. This first trial will allow […]
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Chinese Firm Unveils Two Smart Construction Technologies Used on PP-SHV Expressway
The Chinese firm responsible for constructing Cambodia’s first expressway has unveiled two smart technologies used on the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway construction site which include an Automatic & Precise 3D Paving and the Impressive Motor Grader GCS System. According to the official Facebook page, the 3D paver is mainly used for paving cement stabilised sub-base and […]
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Construction begins on US$17-billion nuclear power plant in China
China National Nuclear Power has started the construction on its US$17-billion project of installing two Russian-designed reactors at the Xudabao nuclear power station in Liaoning Province, northeast China, reported GCR on 6 August. Xudabao 3 is a cooperation between China and Russian. Under the agreement signed in 2018, Rosatom’s subsidiary Atomstroyexport would provide two of […]
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China Plans to Build World’s First Waterless Nuclear Reactor
Chinese researchers have unveiled the world’s first thorium-fuelled commercial reactor that will not require water for cooling. This demonstrates a big breakthrough in the Chinese power sector, which today is dependent on coal-fired power plants. Named the Thorium Molten Salt Reactor, the project was begun in 2011. To date, researchers are in the stage of […]
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