News China starts upgrade of world’s most sensitive radio telescope China began work this week on the second phase of FAST, the world’s largest and most powerful single-dish radio telescope, Xinhua reports.
News Aramco joins forces with Chinese giant for ‘materials science breakthroughs’ Saudi national oil company Aramco has signed a five-year cooperation deal with China National Building Material Group (CNBM), bringing together the world’s biggest oil and petrochemical company with one of the largest building material producers.
News PwC China halts work on $140m campus amid fall-out from Evergrande audit Accountant PwC China has halted work on a $140m business campus in China after it was sanctioned by China’s Ministry of Finance, the Financial Times reports.
News $6.3bn Hubei motorway tops China’s $13bn roadwork programme China is planning to spend $6.3bn to upgrade a stretch of the 1,900km G50 motorway between Shanghai and Chongqing, the World Highways website reports.
News China connects world’s biggest flywheel energy storage system to grid China has connected the world’s biggest flywheel system to its national grid.
News Chinese renewables company Envision to invest £1bn in Spanish hydrogen park Chinese renewables company Envision Energy has announced plans to invest $1bn in a green hydrogen industrial park in Spain. The investment will be made “together with other business partners”, according…
News Pakistan approves $2bn project to upgrade Karakoram highway – with some misgivings Pakistan’s Economic Coordination Committee has approved a $2bn project to reconstruct a 241km stretch of the celebrated Karakoram Highway in northern Pakistan, newspaper Dawn reports. The road runs from the…
News China sets out plans for network of lunar research stations by 2050 Chinese officials have revealed more details of its plan to build an International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) on the Moon. The aim is to build a base near the satellite’s…
News Nigerian power station to be first fruit of $3bn AKK gas pipeline Nigeria’s National Petroleum Company has signed a memorandum of understanding with the China Engineering and Machinery Corporation (CEMC) to build a gas power plant near the capital, Abuja. Posting on…
News Lagos picks China Civil Engineering to build Lekki–Epe Link Bridge The governor of Lagos State in Nigeria has signed a memorandum of understanding with China Civil Engineering (CCECC) for the construction of a bridge over the Lagos Lagoon between the…
News China Railway Number 4 wins race for civil engineering work on Marrakech high-speed line China Railway Number 4 Engineering Group (CREC 4) has been chosen to carry out civil engineering works on Morocco’s high-speed rail line between the port of Kenitra, 30km north of…
News Chinese scientists produce building materials on Mars for space construction A team of Chinese researchers is exploring the feasibility of producing building materials on Mars by melting its soil. The possibility of “in-situ resource generation” is being investigated by scientists…
News Daewoo signs strategic cooperation agreement with China State Construction South Korean contractor Daewoo Engineering & Construction said yesterday that it had signed an agreement in principle to team up with China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) to bid for…
News Manager of China Railways subsidiary charged with accepting $250,000 bribe Hong Kong’s Independent Commission against Corruption (ICAC) yesterday charged a manager with China Railways 15th Bureau (CR15) with accepting a US$250,000 bribe from a subcontractor. Xu Wenju, 40, deputy general…
News China, Tanzania and Zambia agree $1bn plan to modernise Africa’s longest railway China, Tanzania, and Zambia have signed a memorandum of understanding to rehabilitate a 1,860km rail line between Tanzania and Zambia, the Xinhua news agency reports. The $1bn scheme was…
News China Communications boss travels to Hanoi to pitch for major infrastructure work The chief executive of China Communications has met with Vietnam’s deputy prime minister in Hanoi to offer his company’s services in a range of major infrastructure projects, VN Express reports.…
News Australia warns of $3bn ore slump as China’s boom reverses Australia’s economic policy chief, Treasurer Jim Chalmers, has warned that falling iron ore prices linked to a major slowdown in China’s construction output could lead to a A$3bn hole in…
News Pay dispute halts work on New Zealand’s tallest building China Construction New Zealand has told 25 subcontractors that it has suspended work on New Zealand’s tallest building, the 56-storey Seascape residential tower in central Auckland, the New Zealand Herald…