Collapse of China-built Bangkok tower raises concerns about Belt and Road construction practices
China’s global Belt and Road Initiative is under intense scrutiny here after just one structure in the Thai capital collapsed ...
Why Was This the Only High-Rise in Bangkok to Topple After the Quake?
Workers said poor-quality materials were used during construction by a Chinese developer as it sought to cut costs.
Stone tool discovery shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic
New technologies today often involve electronic devices that are smaller and smarter than before. During the Middle Paleolithic, when Neanderthals were modern humans' neighbors, new technologies meant ...
The Tower That Crumbled in Thailand Tells a Wider Tale About Myanmar
Poorly paid migrant workers from Myanmar have built many of Bangkok’s glittering high-rises, including the one that collapsed ...
Stone tool discovery in China shows people in East Asia were innovating during the Middle Paleolithic, like in Europe and Middle East
Discovery in China of tools called Quina scrapers suggests the people of East Asia were as inventive and flexible with ...
What caused the Myanmar earthquake - and why did it make a tower in Bangkok collapse?
A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 3,000 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures.
BlackRock sells Shanghai tower at 34% discount as it pulls back from China property
The US firm is selling its last major asset in the city, Trinity Place, for 900 million yuan (US$124 million), according to ...
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BlackRock fund’s forfeited China towers to be sold at 40% loss
[NEW YORK] A China office complex previously owned by a BlackRock fund ... Standard Chartered is now in advanced talks to offload the two office towers at Shanghai’s Waterfront Place business zone to ...
BlackRock Fund’s Forfeited China Towers to Be Sold at 40% Loss
A China office complex previously owned by a BlackRock Inc. fund is close to being sold at a discount of more than 40% in a deal that would lead to losses for the US asset manager and banks backing it ...
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BlackRock Fund’s Forfeited China Towers to Be Sold at 40% Loss
(Bloomberg) -- A China office complex previously owned by ... Standard Chartered is now in advanced talks to offload the two office towers at Shanghai’s Waterfront Place business zone to DCL ...