Tuesday, September 5th, 2017
An emerging architectural research method is being used to document the architectural heritage of Indonesian buildings wiped out in the 2004 tsunami. Banda Aceh, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, was one of the worst affected areas...
Tuesday, November 17th, 2015
Today Hexagon kicks off HxGN LIVE Hong Kong at AsiaWorld-Expo. The HxGN LIVE conference is the world’s largest event that brings together and showcases the power of Hexagon technologies, covering the full spectrum of Hexagon’s information technology...
Friday, September 25th, 2015
Sept. 25, 2015—Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Takehiko Nakao today announced that ADB will double its annual climate financing to $6 billion by 2020, up from the current $3 billion. ADB's spending on tackling climate change will...
Monday, April 20th, 2015
While the US has taken halting steps toward permitting companies to use drones for business purposes, some Asian countries have jumped right in and allowed both government and commercial uses. From pollution monitoring to crowd control to police...
Thursday, January 29th, 2015
The World Bank has just released a new report regarding East Asia's changing urban landscape. The report details the spatial growth across the region and reveals that China's Pearl River Delta has now overtaken Tokyo as the...
Friday, December 12th, 2014
Dec. 11, 2014—A new initiative brings ESA and the Asian Development Bank together to exploit satellite Earth observation data for sustainable growth.
Monday, November 17th, 2014
Infrastructure construction will continue to boom in Asia in the coming years, creating a US$5.3-T market where Chinese companies can be highly competitive, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). PwC projects ASEAN”s infrastructure market will grow by about 8% annually...
Thursday, November 13th, 2014
Nov. 13, 2014—Join the Group on Earth Observations (GEO), the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) and invited speakers at a special joint session scheduled for Dec. 1, 1100-1800 (JST), in Tokyo, Japan.
Thursday, October 9th, 2014
Bentley Systems has announced the project finalists in its 2014 Be Inspired Awards competition. Among the finalists in the competition are those from South East Asia Pacific. The Be Inspired Awards competition brings together infrastructure professionals...
Monday, September 29th, 2014
A China-led effort to launch the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has attracted the interest of 21 countries, Beijing's Ministry of Finance said on Sunday. Representatives from South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore participated in meetings held on...
