Samsung Electronics begins construction on $220m R&D centre in Hanoi, Vietnam Samsung Electronics has started construction on a new $220m Research and Development Center in Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam. Located in the Tay Ho, the R&D facility will have a total construction area of 11,603m² and with a floor area of 79,511m². The […]
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Cambodia’s National Road 5 renovation project, the Adean Highway, 366 kilometres from Kandal to Banteay Meanchey province is 80% complete Construction work for the first stage of the National Road 5 Improvement Project, from Battambang province to Banteay Meanchey province, is now 80 percent complete since work started in March 2018, according to a Public […]
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Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction Plc (Stecon) sues for B1.59bn over Thailand’s New Parliament complex delays Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction Plc (Stecon) is suing the House secretariat for 1.59 billion baht for the delayed handover of land for the new parliament complex it is building in Bangkok. Sorasak Pienvej, secretary of the secretariat, said on Wednesday […]
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Vietnam adds 2.7 – 3GW gas-fired projects to national planning, first phases to be commissioned in 2025-26 The government of Vietnam has added the Ca Na phase I and Long Song phase I (Ba Ria-Vung) LNG-fired power projects to the National Power Development Planning (PDP). The Ca Na LNG-fired power project is developed by the […]
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Bangkok’s Pink Line MRT train route (Kaerai-Min Buri) now 54 per cent complete, should be ready to open on schedule in October 2021 By THE NATION The construction of the Pink Line MRT train route (Kaerai-Min Buri) is now 54 per cent complete and should be ready to open for public use on schedule in […]
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German wind power company Enercon wins 310MW wind turbine contract in Vietnam Wind power company Enercon has further strengthened its presence in Vietnam by securing a new wind turbine supply contract. The contract covers six wind power facilities in the country that have a combined capacity of 310MW. As per the terms of the agreement, […]
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Malaysian department-store operator Parkson loses Cambodian court battle with landlord Malaysian department-store operator Parkson has lost a court case in Cambodia, being ordered to pay US$144.5 million in damages to its landlord Hassan. According to documents filed with the stock exchange in Malaysia, the firm was obliged to forfeit its security deposit and advance payments […]
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BBS consortium wins bid to build the 290-billion-baht Eastern Airport City Project at U-tapao in Rayong province, Thailand Aviation recovery expected for 2024 The subcommittee handling infrastructure development projects at the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) chaired by Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana on Monday chose the BBS consortium to win the bid to build the 290-billion-baht […]
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Bangkok’s BTS skytrain ‘Green Line’ extension to open on 3 June 2020 The Green Line extension of the BTS skytrain between Kasetsart University and Wat Phra Sri Mahathat will officially open to the public on June 3. The operator of the BTS Skytrain has announced the Green Line extension between Kasetsart University and Wat Phra […]
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Construction of the Laos-China Railway resumed in full capacity following the return of Chinese workers According to a report in Xinhua, Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd said on Saturday that construction had resumed at all its work sites along the Laos-China Railway. General Manager of China Railway Group Limited, Huang Hong, said that construction in the […]
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