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Construction

Central city suspends illegal construction projects

The central city of Da Nang has suspended illegal construction of a coastal eco-tourism project in the Sơn Trà Nature Reserve, the city’s construction department said in a statement on March 19. ​The Biển Tiên Sa Joint-Stock company project has completed construction of 40 foundations ...

Vientiane airport expansion not up to speed

The Vientiane International Airport Terminal Expansion project is now 13 percent complete after construction began in December 2015, but is a little behind schedule. According to the project’s monthly plan, the work should have been 16 percent complete last month but has only progressed by ...

Quang Ninh: Tonkin Gulf fishery logistics centre to be launched

The construction of the Tonkin Gulf fishery logistics center in Co To island district, northern Quang Ninh province, is expected to be put into operation in March, said Secretary of the district Party’s Committee Hoang Ba Nam. The project, started in 2009, has a total ...

South coast holds development key

Real estate and hotel developers have identified the southern coast of Cambodia as having tourism potential to encourage more business investment. Developers and investors gathered in a Real Estate and Construction Forum on Friday to discuss the possibilities of developing the coastal provinces, particularly in ...

Ban Hom Road upgrade on schedule

Workers have been pouring concrete to resurface the Ban Hom Road in Hadxaifong district, Vientiane, with the long-awaited upgrade scheduled for completion by the end of the year. A 4km section from the Chinaimo junction to Somhong village has now been fully concreted making up ...

Dusit Thani links with CPN on Bt37 bn mixed-use project

Dusit Thani, a hotel and property-development company, has partnered with Central Pattana to renovate and develop a mixed-use project worth around Bt36.7 billion on land it leases in Bangkok from the Crown Property Bureau. The company has signed an agreement with the bureau to renew ...

Companies keen to develop Vientiane-Pakxe expressway project

Nineteen domestic and foreign companies have expressed their interest in developing the planned Vientiane-Pakxe expressway, a senior government official has said. The Ministry of Planning and Investment recently called for local and foreign investors to apply for participation in the mega project by submitting an ...

Villas to join Ngwe Saung

Ngwe Saung beach has seen an addition in its tourism industry. Having visited the beach resort area and been impressed by the scenery on offer, iGreen Construction Co decided to launch a villa-development project along the beach, targeting families visiting the area.​ The La Villa housing ...

Peninsula chain adds carefully chosen links in Myanmar, elsewhere

As it expands into Myanmar and Turkey, the operator of the Peninsula hotel chain is sticking with its signature formula of opening in the best of the best locations. The Peninsula Yangon will form a key part of a broader redevelopment project around the historic ...

Skilled labour shortage still a problem

As Myanmar attracts more investments, the country is struggling to provide skilled labour for the construction, tourism and manufacturing sectors. One problem was the lack of certification workers needed to prove their skills to foreign investors, said U Ko Naing, an adviser to the German ...

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