
21 building plans approved
The Buildings Department approved 21 building plans in November – six on Hong Kong Island, nine in Kowloon and six in the New Territories. Of the approved plans, ...
Indonesia’s PM signs landmark $22.8b deal with UAE
Indonesia signed 11 business deals with the United Arab Emirates worth a combined 314.9 trillion rupiah ($23 billion) covering investment in energy and other sectors, Indonesian President Joko ...
Work starts on smart industrial park in New Taipei
NT$4.1 billion Baogao Industrial Park set to create 9,600 jobs in ICT, biotech and cloud computing After investing NT$4.1 billion (US$137 million) New Taipei City Government held a ...
7 pre-sale consents issued
The Lands Department issued seven pre-sale consents for residential developments in the fourth quarter of 2019. They were issued for seven residential developments, involving 3,534 units. One development ...
China State completes contracted section of giant cross-sea bridge in Brunei
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, The CC4 package of the mega Temburong Bridge linking Brunei’s capital Bandar Seri Begawan and Temburong district has been completed, a manager from the contractor, ...
Three sites to provide 1,850 flats
The Government will sell three residential sites by tender in the January-March quarter that will provide around 1,850 flats. Briefing the media today on the Government’s land sale ...
17 building plans approved
The Buildings Department approved 17 building plans in October – six on Hong Kong Island, four in Kowloon and seven in the New Territories. Of the approved plans, ...
Taipei Twin Towers to open in 2027
Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je inks contract with Clevo to set ‘Century Project’ into motion TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The investment agreement for the Taipei Twin Towers project was ...
430k Hong Kong housing units forecasted
The Government’s 10-year housing supply target will decrease by 20,000 to 430,000 flats, while the public to private flat ratio of 70:30 will remain unchanged. Secretary for Transport ...
Taiwan’s plan for light railway across Tamsui River moves ahead
Tamsui-Bali LRT line will take five years to build TAIPEI — A study on a light railway (LRT) linking Tamsui to New Taipei City’s Bali District received the ...
China Harbour and Boskalis ink huge land reclamation contract in Manila Bay
China Harbour Engineering and Dutch dredging company Royal Boskalis Westminster have won a €650m reclamation contract in Manila Bay. The Pasay Reclamation Development Project in Manila Bay is ...
New terminal for Kaohsiung airport planned
Taiwan-A new terminal is being planned for the Kaohsiung International Airport to better integrate local and international air travel, the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The terminal is expected to ...
Atkins’ acoustic design brings China’s first Cirque du Soleil theater to life
Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group, successfully provided acoustic design consultancy to the Hangzhou Suntiandy Theater, China’s first purpose-built Cirque du Soleil theatre. Named ‘The Land of ...
SRT sets rail bids timetable
The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will call bids for rail construction projects worth more than 200 billion baht, including high-speed train and double-track rail projects, next year. ...
Indonesia preps US$40 billion for a metro to rival Singapore’s
(Bloomberg) — Indonesia is preparing to spend about US$40 billion to extend Jakarta’s metro network, a bigger-than-expected outlay that’s poised to boost the country’s construction companies and reignite ...
Plans to build India’s first bullet train up for review
MUMBAI: In a move that may set his government on a collision course with the Centre, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday announced a review of the Rs ...
India offers US$400m infrastructure loan to Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced, on Friday, after talks with the island nation’s new President Gotabaya Rajapaksa that India will lend Sri Lanka 400 million dollars for infrastructure ...
JR Central unveils tunnel for maglev shinkansen line
Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Central) has unveiled the inside of a tunnel under construction in Gifu Prefecture for use as part of its ultrafast maglev train line, ...