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Cambodia Mulls Establishing Nuclear Centre with Assistance from China & Russia
- 19 July 2021
The Cambodian government plans to establish a nuclear information centre to raise awareness and take advantage of nuclear energy to serve socio-economic development with assistance from China & Russia. Minister of Environment and Chairman of the National Council for Sustainable Development HE Say Sam Al said on Sunday 18 July that Cambodia has already signed a Memorandum of Understanding (M...
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Cambodia to Adapt Smart City Management Model from Singapore
- 13 July 2021
An inter-ministerial team is currently studying the smart city management model from Singapore and will soon adapt the system to fit the Cambodian social context. In the meantime, the government has also already drafted plans to transform several key cities into smart cities, aiming at establishing an inclusive ASEAN smart cities network. The plan was revealed during an online conference on ...
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Dubai Breaks Another Record After Opening World’s Deepest Pool with Underwater City
- 10 July 2021
Besides being the home of the world's tallest skyscraper and the world's largest mall, Dubai has broken another recording with the opening of the world’s deepest drive pool along with a huge underwater city, reported CNN. The pool is 60 metres deep and has stolen the record from Poland's Deepspot, which has a depth of over 45 meters. The project was awarded by Guinness as the "Deepest swimming ...
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USAID Mulls Providing US$3 million in Aid to Upgrade Cambodia Cold Chain Logistic System
- 28 June 2021
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is requesting the US Government to provide US$3 million in aid to implement the upgrade of the Cold Chain Logistic System in Cambodia. This plan was revealed by the USAID Country Director for Cambodia Veena Reddy during her farewell meeting with the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries HE Veng Sakhon on 28 June. Ms Red...
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China Launches First Fully Electrified Bullet Train in Himalayan Region
- 28 June 2021
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 through southeast Tibet. The train can ...
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Bentley Systems Launches Future Infrastructure Star Challenge 2021
- 25 June 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 of t...
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China Breaks Ground on US$420-million Underground Nuclear Lab in Gobi Desert
- 25 June 2021
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 with the most comprehensive functio...
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Bentley Systems Initiates Free Online Education Program
- 23 June 2021
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 B...
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Total Capital Registered in New State-Run Online System at US$2.6bn, Real Estate Sector Accounts for 15%
- 16 June 2021
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 been approved. Among the requests, ...
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Construction of World’s Longest Subsea Electricity Cable Complete
- 15 June 2021
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 power — about the capacity of a nuclear reactor. The main funct...
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