Monday, April 25th, 2011
Construction of the Song Tranh No 4 Hydropower Plant kicked off yesterday in Que Luu Commune in the central province of Quang Nam. The VND1.6 trillion (US$76 million) plant is one of the projects set out in...
Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Hong Kong, widely celebrated as Asia's world city, is increasingly integrated with the Pearl River Delta Region of China. Sustainability of Hong Kong depends on coastal developments that require engineering solutions. The issues of concern include coastal...
Thursday, March 24th, 2011
The Delhi Assembly has just passed a bill that will centralize GIS and spatial data, and make geospatial technology central to all planning, utility services and infrastructure development in the state of Delhi, India. The Delhi Geo-spatial...
Sunday, March 13th, 2011
Istanbul branch of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) International Center for Private Sector in Development was opened on Friday. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Turkish State Minister Cevdet Yilmaz said Istanbul in a sense became a center...
Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
The ECA Housing Forum will be a solution-oriented event seeking to set an agenda for housing in Europe and Central Asia, addressing the major challenges facing housing in the region and develop a common vision for housing. While...
Monday, February 21st, 2011
The government has accorded infrastructure development the highest priority and allocated for it Rs.20 lakh crore in the Eleventh Five Year Plan, which ends March 2012. In the subsequent five-year plan, the government plans to double the...
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
It has been reported that 40 land use plans in Viet Nam have been approved, yet no plan details exist. Construction for the projects has been waiting and development has been delayed, while the Ministry of Natural...
Thursday, January 20th, 2011
The Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy (MIME) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) inked an agreement today forging ahead with their partnership to help develop Cambodia’s nascent mining sector. Read More
