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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, five were for apartment and apartment-commercial developments, five


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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 Widodo said via his Twitter account on Monday.


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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 beam-raising ceremony on Thursday (Jan. 9) for Baogao


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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 in Sha Tin comprising 104 residential units is


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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, China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited (CSCEC), said


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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 programme for the last quarter of this financial


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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, eight were for apartment and apartment-commercial developments, four


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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 signed Tuesday morning (Dec. 17) by Taipei City


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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 & Housing Frank Chan made the statement today


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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 green light from the Ministry of Transportation on


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