"We are confident that our first joint development project in Tanah Merah will set the pace for future collaborations in Singapore and China, " Vanke President Yu Liang said.

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The joint product development project is more extensive than GM has done with other manufacturing partners, such as Toyota.

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This means that it can negotiate on more favorable terms with a more powerful competitor, contribute something of value to a joint-development project, increase its role in a standards group, raise capital more easily, etc.

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It is a joint project between the South West Regional Development Agency, three Bristol and Bath universities and developer Quantum.

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The project uses aerial photographs known as ortho-imagery to produce the maps, and is being delivered as a joint project between the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and Land and Property Services (previously known as the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland).

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The project is a joint venture between Hab, a development company set up by Grand Designs TV presenter Kevin McCloud, and GreenSquare, a registered charity that invests in social housing.

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The report credits Mr Zoellick with proposing in 2010 that the bank and government should work on a joint project on challenges to China's longer-term development.

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The alternative to the Kirkby project would be for Everton and Liverpool to embark on a joint development and subsequently share the new stadium.

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