Saudi Arabia signs construction, smart-city deals with Chinese firms

Saudi Arabia signs construction, smart-city deals with Chinese firms

Saudi Arabia signed housing and construction agreements worth 1.9 billion riyals (US$507 million) with Chinese partners including China State Construction Engineering during a visit to China by its housing minister, as Riyadh deepens cooperation with Beijing on urban development projects. Speaking at a signing ceremony on Monday evening in Shenzhen, Minister of Municipalities and Housing Majid Al-Hogail said Saudi Arabia was accelerating housing…

Saudi NHC Innovation signs AI, smart-city partnerships with Huawei, Lenovo and ByteDance

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s NHC Innovation, the digital and technological arm of the National Housing Co., signed three strategic partnership agreements with Huawei, Lenovo, and ByteDance in Shenzhen, China.  The agreements come as part of the official visit to China by Minister of Municipalities and Housing Majed bin Abdullah Al-Hogail, in the presence of NHC CEO Mohammed bin Saleh Al-Bati.  NHC Innovation CEO Rayan bin Abdullah...