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The Strange Suburb In Sydney apos;s South-west With Three Half-houses

2021-05-30T07:44:47Z

ElissaPoate40:

Two more half-houses have been found in the same Sydney suburb where a young family have been left distraught by the final result of their dream home. Mortgage broker Bishnu Aryal made headlines this week when he revealed he had forked out more than $700,000 for his dream home to be built - but instead ended up with a bizarre-looking duplex due to a communication bungle with construction company ZAC Homes. One side of the house is a grey and windowless wall where the other half of the building looks like it should be. Rather than having another building attached to the side, like with a regular duplex, the lot sits empty - giving the Aryal family home an unfinished look, with startled passersby even stopping to take pictures of it. As the father-of-two's predicament continues to divide the internet, with some blaming him and others the builders, two similar half-homes have been spotted in a street parallel to Mr Aryal's home in Edmondson Park in Sydney's south-west. Bishnu Aryal (pictured) end up with 'half a house' after forking out more than $700,000 for his dream home in Sydney's south-west Two more half-houses (one pictured) have been spotted in the street parallel to where Mr Aryal lives in Edmondson Park One looks very similar to Mr Aryal's duplex with a windowless wall facing an vacant lot. The other a few doors down on Changsha Road is less noticeable as it's next to a freestanding home on the adjacent block. It's unclear whether Zac Homes also built the other two 'half houses'. A Google street view image taken five months ago shows a ute emblazoned with Zac Homes' logo parked outside one of the other half-houses. Another Google street view shows [http://rt.com/search/everywhere/term/company/ company] signage on the lot near the other half- house. Neither homes appeared to be lived in, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghi Share this article Share A Google street view from five months ago shows a ZAC Homes vehicle parked in front of one of the two half-houses in Changsha Road Another street view shows ZAC Homes signage (circled in red) near the lot of the other half-house Mr Aryal moved to Australia from Nepal for a new life and saved for 10 years to buy a lot in Edmondson Park for $398,000. He signed a building agreement with construction company Zac Homes in 2016 for a custom off-plan build, which set him back a further $322,000. The agreement was for a free-standing home but, three years later, Mr Aryal was horrified when he checked the progress and realised contractors had built a duplex on half the block - with a huge windowless grey wall erected down the middle. 'I called the supervisor and asked him what's going on, why is the house like this? And he said 'it's a duplex, semi-duplex', and I nearly fainted that day,' Mr Aryal told A Current Affair on Monday night. 'Where's my house?' he said. 'I want the rest of my house.' 'It's not a free-standing house, it's not a duplex, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour viên gia giới] it's half a house. And it looks embarrassing.' Bishnu Aryal and his wife (pictured). Mr [http://www.healthable.org/?s=Aryal%20moved Aryal moved] to Australia from Nepal for a new life Mr Aryal's home standing among a range of free-standing homes. He says he did not know the building plans changed Mr Aryal said although his English isn't perfect, he definitely did not sign up to have half a house. Zac Homes told A Current Affair the the plan when construction began was to build a free-standing home on the block, but claimed Liverpool Council later said Mr Aryal's block had to be an attached dwelling. The construction company also said he had multiple opportunities to pull out of the agreement. But Mr Aryal claimed he trusted the process and did not look at the new plans for half a duplex when they were sent over, and instead forwarded them to the bank. Neighbour Muhammad described the home as a 'pretty ugly'. 'A lot of people are always taking photos on the street. They think it looks pretty ugly.' Mr Aryal had to move in during Covid because his wife was pregnant and they had nowhere to go after he began losing work, but says he's been waiting nine months for an occupation certificate - which authorises the use of a new building. Mr Aryal now wants to raise awareness so no other home owner has their dreams shattered. 'There's been a lot of emails, messages and calls with sympathy and empathy in the last few days,' he told news.com.au. 'But nobody has been able to help.' The building company behind a bungled duplex have taken to social media refusing to take responsibility and blaming Liverpool council for the situation - despite Mr Aryal being left with 'half a house' ZAC Homes addressed the situation through their Facebook page on Tuesday, saying the situation 'hasn't been caused by us' and blamed Liverpool City Council. 'The fact is the owners of the lot next door have failed to proceed with building their home and that's why the certifier has continued to refuse to issue an Occupation Certificate,' the building company said. They also say they've waived a large fee for Mr Aryal as an offering of good faith. 'We've done all we can. We are conducting on-site meetings with the Certifier, making representations to Council, and we've lodged a complaint to Fair Trading NSW,' ZAC Homes added. 'To help alleviate some of their stress we're deferring the final payment and we've waived a fee of $23,000.' 'It's a mess. We know that. Even though this situation hasn't been caused by us, we are doing what we can to ensure that the right thing is done by Mr Aryal and his family.' Mr Aryal now wants to raise awareness so no other home owner has their dreams shattered. Pictured is what was supposed to be his dream family home data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"> Read more:

Volkswagen Group To Suspend Production Warns Of Difficult Year

2021-05-30T07:36:12Z

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FRANKFURT, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour viên gia giới] March 17 (Reuters) - Volkswagen, the world's largest carmaker, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour du lịch phượng hoàng cổ trấn] said it is preparing to shut down its factories as a way to curb the spread of the coronavirus and warned that 2020 will be a very difficult year. "Given the present significant deterioration in the sales situation and the heightened uncertainty regarding parts supplies to our plants, production is to be suspended in the near future at factories operated by Group brands," Chief Executive Herbert Diess said on Tuesday. Production will be halted at Spanish plants, in Setubal in Portugal, Bratislava in Slovakia and at the Lamborghini and Ducati plants in Italy before the end of this week, he said. Most of the other German and European plants will begin preparing to suspend production, probably for [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] two to three weeks, VW said. By contrast, production in China has been resumed with the exception of the VW factories in Changsha and Urumqi. Chief Financial Officer [https://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Frank%20Witter Frank Witter] said, "2020 will be a very difficult year. The corona pandemic presents us with unknown operational and financial challenges. At the same time, there are concerns about sustained economic impacts." (Reporting by Edward Taylor Editing by Riham Alkousaa)

China apos;s Baidu To Create An Intelligent EV Company With Automaker Geely

2021-05-29T02:10:25Z

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BEIJING, Jan 11 (Reuters) - China's search engine giant Baidu Inc said on Monday it will set up a company to partner with car maker Zhejiang Geely Holding Group to make smart electric vehicles (EV), the latest move by a tech company in the fast-evolving sector. Baidu, which has been developing autonomous driving technology and internet connectivity infrastructure, said the new EV company will count on Baidu's intelligent driving capabilities and Geely's car manufacturing expertise. Geely will also be a strategic investor in the new company, [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html kynghidongduong.vn] which will be an independent subsidiary of Baidu, Baidu said in the statement. Reuters reported Baidu's plan to form a smart EV company with the help of Geely last week. Sources told Reuters Baidu would hold a majority stake and absolute voting power in the new firm and that Geely would have a minority stake. Geely said in a separate statement on Monday the collaboration will be based on Geely´s EV-focused platform, Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA). Baidu's move comes as many tech companies around the world are racing to develop smart cars, after Tesla Inc's success in commercialising EVs. Apple is pushing to design an electric vehicle and batteries, aiming at a possible 2024 launch, sources told Reuters last month. Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba has formed an EV joint venture with China's biggest automaker [http://www.britannica.com/search?query=SAIC%20Motor SAIC Motor] Corp while China's Didi Chuxing is making EVs designed for ride hailing services with automaker BYD. Baidu established its autonomous driving unit Apollo in 2017. The unit mainly supplies technology powered by artificial intelligence and works with automakers such as Geely, Volkswagen AG, Toyota Motor [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-nam-ninh-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-6-ngay.html tour du lịch phượng hoàng cổ trấn] Corp and Ford Motor Co . Baidu operates autonomous taxi service Go Robotaxi with [http://www.hometalk.com/search/posts?filter=safety%20drivers safety drivers] on board in Beijing, Changsha and Cangzhou, and plans to expand to 30 cities in three years, which analysts say is a potential scenario for Baidu to eventually commercialize its automous driving technoglogies. It gained approval last week to test five cars in Beijing without safety drivers. Baidu's car-making plan is likely to strengthen the concept of "software-defined vehicles," said Jason Chen, transportation analyst at researcher Analysys. "However, the success of Baidu´s car making will also depend on support from government policies, equipment cost reduction, and user demand." All automakers need to transform themselves into more tech-oriented companies as intelligent connectivity will play a much more important role, said Shi Ji, an analyst at Haitong International. (Reporting by Yingzhi Yang and Yilei Sun in Beijing and Brenda Goh in Shanghai; Editing by Tom Hogue and Ana Nicolaci da Costa)

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2021-05-29T02:07:32Z

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