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Myanmar delays building of cross-river bridge until next year

Myanmar has delayed the building of Yangon-Dala cross-river bridge until January 2018 instead of this year, the local 7-Day News reported Monday.

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Chinese company starts road upgrading in Rwandan capital

Photo taken on May 2, 2017 shows the construction site of an urban road upgrading project carried out by a China Road and Bridge Cooperation (CRBC) in Kigali, capital of Rwanda. (Xinhua/Lyu Tianran)

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World's largest man-made dam to undergo rehabilitation

The world's largest man-made dam shared by Zimbabwe and Zambia is set for rehabilitation to secure long-term reliability of power generation after the two governments on Tuesday signed a deal with a French contractor to carry out the work.

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Chinese workers in Pakistan skip lunar new year holidays to speed up highway project

Giving up plans to return to their hometown for family reunion during the lunar New Year, hundreds of Chinese road workers stayed in the construction sites of Pakistan's Karakorum Highway (KKH), to ensure an early completion of the project.

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Trump signs executive order to advance controversial pipelines

​U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order to advance controversial Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines.

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UN food agency to help 6 African island nations adapt to perils of climate change

The Food and Agricultural Organziation (FAO) said Thursday that it will support six African island nations in their efforts to make their agriculture more resilient to climate shocks and boost economic development.

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Singapore experimenting with Blockchain technology

​Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it is partnering R3, a Blockchain technology company, and a consortium of financial institutions on a proof-of-concept project to conduct inter-bank payments using Blockchain technology, said MAS in a press release on Wednesday.

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From jail to Rome Film Fest, when inmates bring performance on "red carpet"

​No places could be more far away from each other, ideally and materially. On the one side, the nice high-class cultural venue of the 11th Rome Film Festival with its red carpet. On the other, in a shabby northeast suburb, the Rebibbia prison: over 350 inmates, high walls, and a maximum-security ward.

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Chinese companies to help Malaysia build deep sea port

Three Chinese companies have been selected to help build a new deep-water port in theStrait of Malacca in Malaysia.

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Turkey-Russia ties thaw amid gas deal

​Turkey and Russia has reached a significant moment in relations as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin set aside disagreements and sealed an energy agreement on Monday on the sidelines of the 23rd World Energy Congress in Istanbul.

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Major construction of world's longest cross-sea bridge completed

​ The major construction work on the world's longest cross-sea bridge, which connects Zhuhai in Guangdong Province with Hong Kong and Macao, was completed Tuesday.

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World's largest radio telescope begins operations

​The world's largest radio telescope was put into use on Sunday in a mountainous region of southwest China's Guizhou Province.

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China General Nuclear takes a bet on winds of change

China General Nuclear Power Corp said on Thursday its first offshore wind power project is in the final stages of going online-as it also unveiled its ambition to diversify to other businesses beyond nuclear power.

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U.S. imposes sanctions on “Putin's bridge” to Crimea

Companies building a multi-billion dollar bridge to link the Russian mainland with annexed Crimea, a project close to the heart President Vladimir Putin, were targeted by the United States in an updated sanctions blacklist on Thursday.

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Malaysia, Singapore to call first joint tender for high-speed rail project

Malaysia's MyHSR and Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced on Friday that they will be calling for a joint tender on Monday to appoint a Joint Development Partner (JDP) to assist in the planned Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project.

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Tunnel-bus production center faces delays

The production center for an innovative bus that straddles highway lanes to allow cars to pass beneath-a sort of moving tunnel-appears deserted with no sign of construction, raising questions about the scheduled launch in 2017.

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China sends first span of Bangladesh's largest Padma Bridge

First Made in China span for Bangladesh's largest Padma bridge has reached the project site.