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Lancaster Bangkok opens for business BANGKOK, 22 December 2017: Landmark – Lancaster Hotel Group quietly opened Lancaster Bangkok, last month, a property that stands on the site of the group’s former Siam Hotel. A brand new five-star hotel, it was in the construction pipeline for at least six years before it embarked on a low-key […]
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KEPCO to build coal-fired power plant in Vietnam Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) has signed a deal with the Vietnamese government to build a thermal power plant in the Southeast Asian country, the Korean utility company said Thursday. According to KEPCO, it finalized the $2.3 billion (2.56 trillion won) contract with Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry […]
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Hua Hin’s tallest building to open this month PROUD REAL ESTATE yesterday announced the completion of the second-phase development of its mixed-use project in Hua Hin involving an additional investment of Bt1.8 billion. The 300-room Holiday Inn Vana Nava Hua Hin will have its soft opening this month as a unique 140m-high property, making it […]
Continue ReadingModern Energy Management wins contract for Vietnam wind farm One of Vietnam’s first commercial-scale wind farms is underway with the announcement that its initial phase is to be overseen by Thai project management firm Modern Energy Management (MEM). The 144 MW intertidal Tra Vinh project is being developed by South Korea’s Woojin Construction, special-purpose company […]
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Kampot seaport coming in 2019 Construction of the first seaport for tourist vessels in Kampot is due to start by the end of the year. The groundbreaking ceremony for the port project was previously scheduled for September, but was delayed. The new facility aims to boost tourism in the province by connecting seaborne tourists from […]
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Tool to enable construction sector approach industry 4.0 The Ministry of Construction is working with software maker Autodesk to promote the application of Building Information Modeling (BIM) – a tool to improve productivity, quality and efficiency of investment activities in construction and facility management. According to Trần Hồng Mai, deputy head of the ministry’s BIM […]
Continue ReadingCambodia’s Sihanouk airport upgrade on track Renovations to Sihanoukville international airport which will allow it to handle bigger planes will be finished by the end of the year (around May 2018) as planned, the country’s aviation body said. About 60 (36% – as of end August 2017) percent of construction was complete, said Sin Chansereyvutha, […]
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B Grimm goes big with power projects in Laos B GRIMM POWER has taken an aggressive move in building and operating hydropower plants in Laos. The company officially opened on Friday the Xanamnoy 2 and Xekatam 1 hydropower plants in Champasak province that shares a border with Thailand’s Northeastern Ubon Ratchathani province. It is a […]
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Eyebrows raised after Chinese power plant contractor nominated to build Vietnam’s mega-airport The lotus design of Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province. The selection process hasn’t started yet, and Chinese contractors have already gained notoriety for costly delays in Vietnam. Questions are being asked about the expertise of a Chinese contractor that has been […]
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Hyundai Engineering Wins $320M Order to Build Utility Plant in Vietnam Hyundai Engineering has received a letter of award (LOA) for US$320 million deal from Longson Petrochemical to build facilities at the Longson petrochemical complex in Vietnam. Hyundai Engineering has established a bridgehead to target the Vietnamese power plant market. The company announced on August […]
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