Experts question economic feasibility as work on a double-track railway is already under way on the same route. THE GOVERNMENT should call an international bid for the Bangkok-Nakhon Ratchasima high-speed-rail project, as it is no longer a joint venture with China, according to transport experts. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has said Thailand will invest wholly […]
Continue ReadingThailand has pushed back the start date for construction of a multi-billion dollar rail line to link Bangkok to southwest China after a disagreement over the cost of the project, the Thai transport minister said on Friday. The project is part of China’s plan for a network of links across Southeast Asia as its economic […]
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Rankings announced on Tuesday by an independent Vietnamese evaluation company placed Vingroup at the top of the ten most reputable real estate developers in Vietnam in 2016. The rankings were prepared by Vietnam Report based on results which the firm said are independent, scientific, and objective studies of real estate businesses operating in Vietnam. The […]
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Thailand to hire China to build first 250km of northeast line starting later this year. THAILAND aims to seek “friendly” terms with China when it comes to the interest rate and price for the multi-billion-baht high-speed railway project, which will now fully paid for by the Thai side, Transport Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith said yesterday. “Since […]
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The Prime Minister has explained that the Thai government will be completing the Bangkok-Nakhonratchasima historic high-speed train route on its own with China only contributing to its construction and setting up the route’s technology. Speaking to the press while inspecting the project, Prime Minister Gen Prayuth Chan-ocha revealed that he recently spoke to Chinese Premier […]
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This month only, JinkoSolar has been supplying PV modules for a number of very diverse solar projects across the globe. JinkoSolar supplied 24 MW of PID-free modules for a solar farm in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand. At the Boao Forum for Asia the company will discuss the role of solar PV power in the […]
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Thailand’s largest retail developer Central Pattana Pcl (CPN) and i-City Properties (ICP), an affiliate of Malaysia’s real estate giant i-Berhad, have set up a 60:40 joint venture to develop an 8.5-billion-baht Central i-City shopping centre in Malaysia. Central i-City is a part of i-Berhad’s i-City project, which is located in Shah Alam, the capital city […]
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Why Ho Chi Minh City’s residential market will prove to be a sustainable investment. Just months after the liberalisation of Vietnam’s Housing Law on 1 July 2015, allowing for foreign property ownership, the majority of foreign buyers have yet to consider Vietnam as a property investment destination. Such muted response in a market highly rated […]
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Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao made her first million at 21 trading fax machines and latex rubber. Almost a quarter of a century later, she’s poised to become South-East Asia’s first self-made woman billionaire known for putting bikini-clad models on her VietJet Aviation Joint Stock planes and calendars. With the initial public offering of Vietnam’s […]
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King Mongkut Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) has defended its proposal to build a 7 kilometre promenade along both sides of the Chao Phraya River. The institute said on Wednesday that it had come in for a lot of criticism of the project by people who misunderstood the details. KMITL lecturer in architecture Antika Sawadsri, […]
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