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Domain: Civil Engineering: Building Sustainable Infrastructure ×

Source: South China Morning Post – World ·

Geopolitics

Deadly building collapse shocks Philippine city: ‘like an aeroplane landing’

James Bernardo, 30, was delivering food on Teodoro street in Angeles City in the Philippines when a nine-storey building under construction on the opposite side of the road collap…

Source: South China Morning Post – World ·

Geopolitics

MTR Corp on track with new Tung Chung West station

Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation will largely complete the main structure of a new station on the Tung Chung line by the first half of 2027, using “community-friendly” construction mea…

Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) – World ·

Geopolitics

Germany beefs up civil defense

Germany's government wants to spend €10 billion to better protect its population in case of emergencies. The backlog is huge.

Source: South China Morning Post – World ·

Geopolitics

Hong Kong braces for typhoon season with 50,000 sandbags, flood barriers

Hong Kong authorities have prepared 50,000 sandbags and several sets of water-filled flood barriers to brace for the coming typhoon season, while enhancement works at the high-ris…

Source: South China Morning Post – World ·

Geopolitics

Deadly train crash in Indonesia exposes severe safety gaps, dangerous crossings

A horrific train crash that killed 16 passengers on the outskirts of Jakarta has prompted Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto to pledge 4 trillion rupiah (US$230 million) to ov…

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