EVN SPC invests in solar power plant on Vietnam’s Côn Đảo Island, construction starts July 2020 The Southern Power Corporation (EVN SPC) will start building a solar power plant in July to turn Côn Đảo Island into “a high-quality tourist and economic zone”. At a total cost of over VNĐ91 billion (US$3.9 million), the plant […]
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Transport Minister talks up need for two road construction projects in western Bangkok Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob on Thursday emphasised the need for two road construction projects in western Bangkok, claiming road construction would not exacerbate traffic congestion in the surrounding areas. These projects are the construction of the elevated Bang Khunthian-Ekkachai section of Highway […]
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Feasibility Study Conducted on Reopening of Cambodia’s Abandoned Airport in Battambang Province Feasibility study on reopening of the decades-abandoned Battambang Airport has been conducted by a local firm, giving hopes of a reborn air service in the renowned agricultural province of Battambang. “We allowed a local Cambodian firm to conduct the feasibility study to find […]
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Construction of the tracks on Myanmar’s Yangon Circular Railway is now almost complete Construction of the tracks on the Yangon Circular Railway is now almost complete, according to a statement by the Embassy of Japan in Myanmar on May 12. The completed tracks will make train rides on the route more comfortable with less vibrations, […]
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Can Thailand’s real estate market bounce back from COVID-19? Thailand’s booming real estate market was slowly declining before the COVID-19 outbreak. The pandemic might offer developers and retailers the chance to rebound stronger than before. As governments all over the world advise their citizens to stay at home, buying property has been put on hold. […]
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Vietnam construction sector forecast by Fitch Solutions to grow over 7% over next decade Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) will play a key role for the expansion of Vietnam’s industrial buildings sector, as Vietnam emerges as a global manufacturing hub, stated Fitch Solutions. Vietnam’s building construction sector is expected to grow strongly at an annual average […]
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Cambodia’s New Airport in Siem Reap Confirmed to Complete in 2023 In face of the global pandemic, construction process of the new airport in Siem Reap province has been made as planned and it is scheduled to complete in 2023. In a meeting with H.E. Mao Havannall, Minister in charge of State Secretariat of Civil […]
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Design-Build Contract Awarded for a U.S. Embassy Office Annex in Bangkok, Thailand The Department of State has awarded the Design-Build contract for a U.S. Embassy Office Annex in Bangkok, Thailand to B.L. Harbert International of Birmingham, Alabama. This multi-story annex will be a secure, resilient, and modern office building for U.S. diplomacy in Thailand. SHoP […]
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Bangkok’s Green Line extension to open June 2020, Gold Line late 2020, Pink and Yellow Lines in 2021 The mass-transit business, which has taken a big hit from the Covid-19 pandemic, is likely to pick up steam after more extensions and new lines become operational, according to BTS Group Holdings Plc. Surayut Thavikulwat, chief financial […]
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Laos plans to build sixth Mekong dam, the Sanakham hydropower plant Laos has submitted plans to build a new hydropower dam on the Mekong River, with construction expected to start later this year, the Mekong River Commission (MRC) said on Monday. The Sanakham hydropower plant, with an estimated cost of US$2.073 billion, will be developed […]
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