Technology
Singapore's ST Engineering to expand smart city tech globally
Defense equipment company addresses issues including traffic jams, carbon emissions
Engineering & Construction
Engineering & Construction
Bobcat rival Takeuchi boosts track loaders with U.S. plant buy
Acquisition to shorten lead times in Japanese brand's top market
Energy
Russia tensions spur LNG tanker orders for Korean shipbuilders
Demand soars to rarely seen high as Europe seeks alternate sources
Engineering & Construction
Blocked Hyundai-Daewoo merger leaves shipbuilders at sea
Industry hoped consolidation would bolster prices driven down by competition
Companies
Hitachi to sell half its stake in Hitachi Construction Machinery
Sale to Itochu, Japan Industrial Partners to fetch $1.7bn
Engineering & Construction
China's toilet revolution flush with opportunity for Japan water treaters
Sumitomo and Toray look to capitalize on water treatment market
Engineering & Construction
Kajima to pay $48m in compensation for troubled Algeria project
Japanese contractor ordered to make restitution to 3 former partners
Engineering & Construction
Top Japan homebuilder hit with stoppage over licensing scandal
Daiwa House ordered to halt electrical and plumbing work for 22 days next month
Transportation
Stalled Vietnam rail project pushes Hyundai Engineering venture to seek damages
Contractor considers international arbitration if $115m payment is not made
Markets
Hitachi Construction shares jump 7% on commodities rally
Higher coal prices revive investment for mining gear in Indonesia and Russia
Climate Change
Mitsubishi Estate asks subcontractors to disclose carbon emissions
Japan developer seeks to slash big projects' CO2 as it turns toward renewables
Politics
Indonesia's capital relocation plan 'still on,' Jokowi says
Presidential hopeful Subianto throws weight behind $32bn project
Engineering & Construction
Japanese self-driving construction gear finds own way without GPS
Builder Taisei seeks labor-saving tech for tunnels and other remote locations
Transportation
First rail project on Indonesia's Sulawesi island picks up steam
Consortium including Chinese company targets commercial operations next year
Semiconductors
Apple and Ford latest victims of global chip shortage
US auto industry does not see semiconductor crunch unwinding until next year
Engineering & Construction
Indonesia state builder Waskita Karya to secure $1bn in new loans
Debt-ridden company also hopes to benefit from sovereign wealth fund support
Energy
Cutting-edge US small nuclear plant enlists Japan builder JGC
Middle East and ASEAN offer prospects for safer design after American project
Engineering & Construction
Komatsu to grow forestry machine sales in North America and ASEAN
Japanese machinery maker aims to boost segment's revenue by 40%
Engineering & Construction
Mongolia's first solar-plus-storage project won by Japan-led bid
Plant engineer JGC teams with local builder on plant to power city of 20,000
Business Spotlight
How Japan's builders absorbed the lessons of the 2011 earthquake
Vibration dampers offer reassurance -- and opportunities for commercial growth
Economy
China pours $49bn into Tibetan railway in development push
Beijing bolsters links to restive region with a project pricier than Three Gorges Dam
Engineering & Construction
Komatsu aims for lead in hydrogen-powered mining trucks
Caterpillar rival looks to keep pace with resource groups' shift away from carbon
Transportation
Vietnam flies into airport projects despite COVID travel slowdown
Communist government lacks flexibility for reviewing questionable projects
Engineering & Construction
Japan's Chiyoda wins $13bn bid for LNG plants in Qatar
Planned export hub for Asia-bound shipments includes carbon-capture facilities
Companies
Samsung Heavy banks on 'crewless' ships to capsize Chinese rivals
South Korean builder looks to navigate headwinds as industry consolidates