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China

China Southern Doubles Flights to Brisbane

China Southern Airlines is increasing its flights to Brisbane Airport, introducing twice-daily year-round services from March 30, 2026.This expansion will add o…

Power Construction

Shanghai Electric Begins Power Plants Upgrade Project in Iraq

Shanghai Electric has begun construction on the Euphrates combined-cycle power plant extension project in Iraq, adding 625 MW of capacity and increasing overall…

China

China Airlines Adds to A350-1000 Order

China Airlines, based in Taiwan, has confirmed an order for five more Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, increasing its total commitment for this model to 15. These air…

Andorra

Andorra Telecom’s 5G Upgrade Doubles Speed and Capacity for Users Nationwide

Andorra Telecom has completed the nationwide expansion of its 5G network using the 3.5GHz band, delivering increased capacity, higher speeds, and greater reliab…

United States

US Homebuilder Sentiment Inches up to Eight-Month High December

U.S. builder confidence in the single-family housing market rose modestly in December 2025, reaching an eight-month high, according to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Hous…

France

Construction of Parisian Skyscraper Triangle's Crown Underway

Belgian construction group BESIX has completed a significant phase in building the Triangle skyscraper in Paris, France, with the final concrete pour on the 40t…

Metal

Jiangxi Copper Increases Solgold Takeover Bid to $1.12bn

Jiangxi Copper, based in China, has raised its takeover proposal for SolGold, an exploration company focused on gold and copper projects in Ecuador. The revised…

China

China at 2025 Having Harvested a Record Crop of Grains

China's National Bureau of Statistics reported on Friday that the country's grain output for 2025 reached a record 714.88 million tonnes, marking a 1.2%…

Metal

Chile Raises Mining Investment Forecast Through 2034 to $105 Billion

Chile's mining sector is projected to attract $104.549 billion in investments between 2025 and 2034, the state copper agency Cochilco announced on Thursday.…

New Zealand

Air New Zealand Ramps up Brisbane-NZ Routes

Air New Zealand will add 63,000 extra seats on flights between Brisbane and New Zealand from March to October 2026, responding to strong trans-Tasman travel dem…

India

Amazon to Invest Over $35 Billion in India on Amazon, Exports

Amazon announced on Wednesday that it will invest more than $35 billion in India by 2030 to strengthen artificial intelligence capabilities, upgrade logistics n…

Japan

Shimizu Port Reports 472,094 TEUs Through January–November

The Port of Shimizu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, recorded a preliminary total of 34,683 TEUs of international container throughput in November, reflec…

United Kingdom

Heidelberg UK Injects Carbon Dioxide Into Concrete Mix

Heidelberg Materials UK has begun its first trial of CarbonCure technology at the Greenwich ready-mixed concrete plant in London. The process injects captured c…

Sweden

Volvo CE Launches Upgraded 35T ECR355 Short Swing Excavator

Volvo Construction Equipment has launched the upgraded ECR355, a 35-tonne short swing radius excavator designed for confined construction sites and utility work…

El Salvador

El Salvador Cement Demand Surges 22% on Construction Boom

Cement consumption in El Salvador increased significantly in 2025, reflecting robust construction activity nationwide. Central Reserve Bank data show that 34.3 …