Aquarius International Development rolls out projects worth USD250 million Aquarius International Development reports it will expand its resorts, yacht charters, F&B services and online travel club ventures starting during Q4 2020. Owned by Norcal Venture Capital Group Limited, AQI will initiate a five-year plan starting in Q4 2020 that will recruit luxury resorts, residences, yacht […]
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Vietnam’s Trung Nam Solar Park to use Digital connected Sensformer® units to ensure a reliable access for renewable energy to the grid Trung Nam Construction Investment Corporation chose Siemens to be the partner of choice for the Trung Nam Solar Park project. Amongst many other products from Siemens 45 liquid immersed distribution transformers and two […]
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Germany supplies equipment to monitor impacts of Laos’s Xayaburi and Don Sahong dams on Mekong River Germany has provided equipment to the Mekong River Commission to monitor the environmental impacts of two mainstream dams on the lower reaches of the Mekong River. The equipment, worth around $600,000, meant to help monitor the impacts of Laos’s […]
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Thailand’s house price growth accelerating House prices up 8.16% y-o-y in Q2 2020 Nationwide house prices rose strongly by 8.16% in Q2 2020 from a year earlier, a sharp improvement from the previous year’s 2.44% increase and the biggest growth since Q3 2013. House prices increased 2.38% q-o-q during the latest quarter. Demand and supply […]
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Completion of a tourism port and terminal under construction in Cambodia’s coastal Kampot province will be delayed until late 2021 Completion of a tourism port and terminal under construction in Cambodia’s coastal Kampot province will be delayed until late 2021 according to government news agency reports. Construction has lagged behind schedule with just 30% of […]
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Vietnam ramps up plans for LNG import terminals, power plants The Institute of Energy of Vietnam is drafting a new master power development plan and has compiled a list of 22 such LNG power plants with a huge combined potential capacity of up to 108.5 gigawatts (GW), the first of which will be operational by […]
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2020 Vietnam Solar E-Expo is slated to be held online between 12 October and 10 November 2020 The 2020 Vietnam Solar E-Expo is slated to be held online between October 12 and November 10 to help create business opportunities and links in the sector amid COVID-19, according to the Vietnam National Trade Fair and Advertising […]
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Plans for wind power from Chinese firm fall apart in Myanmar Myanmar’s first wind power project in the doldrums after the government changes direction on how it backs projects Residents of Chaung Tha, a holiday resort and village on the Bay of Bengal, still rely on diesel generators to get them through electricity blackouts more […]
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Udon Thani Industrial City, first industrial estate in Thailand’s north-east Isan region Udon Thani puts B20bn into 2,170 rai Udon Thani Industrial City expects to spend 20 billion baht developing the first industrial estate in the Northeast on 2,170 rai in the province to serve investors considering relocating their production base from China to Asean. […]
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Thailand’s steel industry optimistic of sector recovery Steel makers are banking on EEC megaprojects to spur demand Despite years of sluggish performance worsened by the pandemic, business leaders are optimistic about the steel industry’s recovery if the government gives better protection to local manufacturers and goes ahead with megaprojects in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC). […]
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