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Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad greets US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo in Putrajaya, Malaysia, August 2018 (State Department Photo/Public Domain)

Malaysia’s PM shock resignation is bad for major projects: Fitch

The fourth, and flattest, section of the motorway was opened in 2013 (Telluride 749/CC BY-SA 4.0)

Highway DIY: Iran finishes $1bn section of motorway after Chinese, Korean firms pulled out

The signing ceremony between Ferrovial and Renault (Ferrovial)

Ferrovial teams up with Renault to launch ZITY electric car sharing service in Paris

Le Vele di Scampia (Federica Zappalà/CC BY-SA 3.0 IT)

“Fall of Gomorrah”: Demolition of Naples’ infamous housing estate begins

Image courtesy of Renfe

Spain’s Renfe group enters US with $6bn high-speed rail contract

The EIB’s headquarters in Luxembourg (EIB)

EU raises African spending to €4bn this year

Hong Kong’s harbour and skyline, June 2019 (Benh LIEU SONG/CC BY-SA 4.0)

Virus sees 50,000 construction workers laid off in Hong Kong

Innovation

40 times faster than humans: How dogs are tackling Japanese Knotweed on building sites

40 times faster than humans: How dogs are tackling Japanese Knotweed on building sites

Self-growing masonry: Researchers claim breakthrough in living bacterial bricks

Self-growing masonry: Researchers claim breakthrough in living bacterial bricks

BAM tries high-tech AI concrete-cure prediction system

BAM tries high-tech AI concrete-cure prediction system

Your Comments

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Amol Desai Japanese prefab housing giant to manufacture UK village

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Kevin Helenius Europe forms committee to standardise hyperloops ahead of ...

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Companies

Fluor calls off sale of government business unit, reveals SEC investigation

Fluor calls off sale of government business unit, reveals SEC investigation

“Logical moment to change”: BAM chief executive Rob van Wingerden to step down in April

“Logical moment to change”: BAM chief executive Rob van Wingerden to step down in April

Schneider Electric makes €1.4bn bid for German construction IT company

Schneider Electric makes €1.4bn bid for German construction IT company

Sectors

Straddling the world: Snapshot of China’s command over the global transport infrastructure sector

Straddling the world: Snapshot of China’s command over the global transport infrastructure sector

HKA acquires Kenrich Group, creating “America’s biggest claims consultancy”

HKA acquires Kenrich Group, creating “America’s biggest claims consultancy”

Chinese giant CREC is preferred builder for Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel

Chinese giant CREC is preferred builder for Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel

Perspectives

Five things asset management software delivers for construction

Five things asset management software delivers for construction

Beyond gut feel: How to really manage supply chain risk

Beyond gut feel: How to really manage supply chain risk

Wake up and smell the coffee: Building the AI-enabled mobile construction enterprise

Wake up and smell the coffee: Building the AI-enabled mobile construction enterprise

Trends

“Low-hanging watermelons”: Oracle’s take on how AI will change construction

“Low-hanging watermelons”: Oracle’s take on how AI will change construction

Achieving defect-free projects in the demanding fit-out sector: free webinar

Achieving defect-free projects in the demanding fit-out sector: free webinar

Novatek announces plans to build third massive LNG plant in northern Siberia

Novatek announces plans to build third massive LNG plant in northern Siberia

Markets

German builders fret over China’s dominance in Africa

German builders fret over China’s dominance in Africa

Actual UK construction GDP is “almost double” official measure, report says

Actual UK construction GDP is “almost double” official measure, report says

Protest premium: “Social risks” on rise in Asian infrastructure schemes

Protest premium: “Social risks” on rise in Asian infrastructure schemes

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