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There’s a new candidate for the next tallest building in the region, to be located on a multimillion riverside development in Phnom Penh, Realestate.com.kh reported. Local authorities including the Department of Land Management Urban Planning and Construction, and the Phnom Penh government recently approved a revised plan to erect the building by 2019 in what […]
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The capital of Laos is a low-rise, low-key city, especially when compared with the hulking high-rises and bustling streets of better-known Southeast Asian cities such as Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. But this once-sleepy city is fast shedding its sedate reputation due to a building boom ahead of international summits that will bring U.S. President […]
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British architect Atkins has started work on a 460-metre-high skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City, which is set to become the tallest building in Vietnam on completion. Located on the banks of the Saigon River, the 81-storey mixed-use tower by local developers Vingroup will claim the title from the 345-metre Landmark 72 in Hanoi. The […]
Continue ReadingState-owned Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) is planning to build a natural gas processing plant in Quang Nam Province’s Nui Thanh District in the south central Vietnam as part of a $3.8 billion project, a local media reported Tuesday. Construction of the natural gas processing plant, which will occupy 2,471 acres (1,000 hectares) in […]
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Singapore has become Vietnam’s leading investment partner after investing more than US$36 billion in numerous local projects, including processing, technology, manufacturing, real estate, construction, transportation, and storage. According to statistics provided by Vietnam’s Foreign Investment Agency, Singapore-based firms implemented 30 new projects and increased investment levels in six existing projects in the first two months […]
Continue ReadingBy John Draper, Peerasit Kamnuansilpa Doubts over financing, speed and who operates the line are NCPO The vision behind China’s Trans-Asia Railway is breathtaking and seeks to re-establish the classical Silk Road in a re-imagined Silk Road Economic Belt. It would bring Bangkok into direct contact with the economic powerhouse of Chengdu, capital of Szechuan […]
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The top countries where expats adjust quickest are Bahrain, Malaysia and Mexico, according to newly-released data. Two thirds of those (66 per cent) moving to Bahrain feel at home within a year, making it the most welcoming place in the world according to a survey by HSBC Expat. Although the Foreign Office warns Britons in […]
Continue ReadingState Railway of Thailand calls for foreign-Thai JVs FOREIGN CONSTRUCTION companies are welcome to join the government’s infrastructure projects as long as they find a Thai partner, according to the State Railway of Thailand. SRT governor Wuthichart Kalyanamitra said yesterday that the authority was not preventing foreign firms from participating in the bidding for construction […]
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Myanmar agrees to change driving rules for highway The Narendra Modi government has persuaded Myanmar to pick left over right – not for its politics or economy but for the side of the road cars and trucks will drive down while using a three-nation motorway that also includes Thailand. India, Myanmar and Thailand have resolved […]
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Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, has ordered the Ministry of Transport and relevant agencies to make sure the design for Long Thanh International Airport’s terminal building is compatible with the overall concept for the airport. Vietnam Investment Review reported that the minister insisted the terminal design had to take into consideration the specific […]
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