China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) is in ‘serious talks’ with the Jordan Atomic Energy Comission (JAEC) to build a US$1 billion nuclear reactor in Jordan. JAEC’s chairman Khaled Toukan revealed the news before adding that a formal agreement for the 220MW helium gas-cooled reactor will be signed next year, with the project set to be…
Singapore-based developer CapitaLand has completed the first section of a ‘sky park’, that will form part of an aerial bridge between four skyscrapers in the Chinese city of Chongqing. The 400 metres long ‘conservatory’ has been dubbed the world’s longest horizontal skyscraper and will overlook the Yangtze river from a viewing deck, sky gardens, swimming…
Virgin has revealed its Hyperloop One business will build one of its systems in India, linking the cities of Pune and Mumbai via a high-speed rail network. The British conglomerate’s owner Richard Branson signed a preliminary agreement for a broad hyperloop framework in Mumbai, which will pave the way for the construction of a demonstration…
Japanese company Sumitomo Forestry has unveiled preliminary designs for a building that is set to become the world’s tallest timber skyscraper in Tokyo and the world’s biggest recyclable building. The proposed 350-metres tall tower will form part of the W350 Project, a mixed-use environmentally friendly development designed by Nikken Sekkei. W350’s framework will be made…
Australian construction giant Doric Group has partnered with China Wu Yi to form Wu Yi Doric, a new entity that will initially compete for tier-one construction projects across Western Australia. The new company spawned from a meeting between Doric and the Chinese firm at the World Traders Association two years ago, and was officially registered…
A team of 1,500 construction workers in China have built an entire train station in just under nine hours. Xianhua News Agency reported that works began in Southern Fujian Province at 6.30pm on January 19 and by 3am on January 20, workers had completed the removal of old tracks, the laying of new tracks, and…
China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) will lead a consortium that will build a major bridge in Croatia after it won an international race to the infrastructure project. Croatian Roads announced the decision after the Chinese consortium submitted a bid of around US$330 million (excluding VAT) which beat off competition from Austrian and Turkish consortiums,…
French nuclear power company New Areva has taken a step closer to the construction of a €10 billion reprocessing plant in China after signing a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). Although not yet legally binding, the MoU provides assurance of a contract for the development and paves the way for…