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Work is now underway on a key new highway link in China's Guangdong Province.

A major road project in Kuwait now has the go-ahead and construction will commence shortly.

The US state of California has been able to take advantage of federal stimulus funds to help improve its transport infrastructure.

A new design and development facility has now been established in Japan that will focus on advanced environmentally-friendly vehicles and traffic technology.

The US state of Washington's Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has awarded a major contract to rebuild and upgrade State Route 520 in King County.

The new Sheikh Zayed Bridge in Abu Dhabi is now carrying traffic.

The SF30 forklift is described by manufacturers Shantui as a three-tonne workhorse used mainly in interior environments.

Structural problems have caused a recently constructed bridge in Nepal to deflect, even before it has been officially opened.

In the Philippines the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) intends to set out on a strategy of improving key roads and bridges to international standards in 2011. Under this strategy most of this US$2.31 billion budget will be targeted at national road network upgrades.