News Chinese engineers killed in latest suicide attack in Pakistan Two Chinese engineers were killed and at least 10 people were injured in a suspected suicide attack last night near Jinnah international airport in Karachi, Pakistan. A third body was…
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 Highways contractor accused of ‘brazen fraud’ in price-fixing conspiracy An Oklahoma contractor specialising in erosion control on highway projects has been charged, along with its vice president and another employee, with a price-fixing conspiracy targeting more than $100m worth…
News Dutch company pays €1.78m to end Crimean bridge prosecution Dutch construction equipment supplier Dieseko has agreed to pay €1.78m to settle a case brought by the Netherlands Public Prosecution Service (NPPS) for selling machinery and technical assistance to Russian…
News Ecuador starts building prison for ‘narco terrorists’ Ecuador has begun work on a $52m prison for people convicted of belonging to drug cartels. The move follows a decision by Ecuador’s new president Daniel Noboa, elected in November,…
News Korean workers abducted after gun battle freed in Nigeria Two South Korean engineers working for Daewoo Engineering & Construction have been released, nearly three weeks after they were abducted by unidentified gunmen in Nigeria, the foreign ministry in Seoul…