Infrastructure

China Railway Group, one of the country’s largest rail and infrastructure builders, posted a 41 per cent rise in first half net profit to 7.7 billion yuan. Photo: Alamy

China Railway hopeful to hit 2017 contract target despite drop in overseas orders

China Railway Group, one of the country’s largest rail and infrastructure builders, is confident of hitting its full-year

5 Sep 2017 - 9:02pm

Hong Kong’s largest telecoms network operator helps to usher in a future of ubiquitous, automated smart homes across the city

HKT in big push to bring the internet of things to the home

29 Aug 2017 - 10:56pm

China’s infrastructure investment needs ‘are and will continue to be large’, according to the Asian Development Bank. Photo: Simon Song

Why the real risk is NOT investing in China

8 Aug 2017 - 10:43pm 8

to reflect its shift its focus from property to investing in overseas energy and infrastructure related assets, Cheung Kong Property will be renamed Cheung Kong Asset. Photo: AP

Why Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing is setting his sights overseas

5 Aug 2017 - 8:58pm 26

Yanfei Li says the answer to a few key questions will determine whether China is able to realise the belt and road principles of shared prosperity and inclusive growth, succeeding where West-led initiatives have failed

Will China’s prosperity travel well along the Belt and Road?

2 Aug 2017 - 7:18pm 5

“The question we often ask our mobile network operators is this: Why would you be worried that Hong Kong will not be in the fast lane for 5G services?” - Eliza Lee Man-ching, the city’s director-general of communications. Photo: Handout

Telecoms regulator insists Hong Kong’s 5G preparations on track

25 Jul 2017 - 9:22am 1

A state-led infrastructure model in Europe, formally recognised in 1992, has shown that private-sector participation should not be taken for granted. Photo: Bloomberg

Lessons from Europe for Belt and Road

22 Jul 2017 - 11:01am

New Netvigator service delivers four dedicated 1Gbps connections in one package for households that demand more bandwidth at an affordable rate

HKT unleashes more ultra-fast broadband connections in Hong Kong

7 Jul 2017 - 10:16pm 4

Private sector funding needed to fill infrastructure investment gap

Private sector funding needed to fill infrastructure investment gap

28 Jun 2017 - 10:43pm

There are 56 operational data centres offering co-location and other services in Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP Pictures

Mainland internet giants lift Hong Kong’s data centre market

26 Jun 2017 - 8:50am

Hong Kong’s Tseung Kwan O has 13 operational data centres – facilities run by Telstra’s Pacnet, NTT Communications, Towngas Telecom, China Mobile, China Unicom, HKColo Group and Japan’s KDDI Corp, and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing. Photo: AP

Superloop’s submarine cable system boosts city’s credentials as data centre hub

24 Jun 2017 - 10:00am

General view of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge construction site in Zhuhai on 27 May 2017. Photo: Xinhua

China’s Bay Area is the Next Big Thing, but where is it?

21 Jun 2017 - 2:24am 12

China’s Bay Area is seen as bolstering innovation, particularly in the technology sector. Photo: EPA

China’s Bay plan wins backing of industry titans

21 Jun 2017 - 12:24am 1

Mainland Chinese 5G investments will span 2020 to 2030, benefiting domestic network and smartphone suppliers

Why China is set to spend US$411 billion on 5G networks

19 Jun 2017 - 11:00pm 3

Philipine marines on their way to an assault on the hideout of Muslim militants near the town center in Marawi, in southern island of Mindanao on May 28, 2017. Islamist militants who have gone on a rampage in a southern Philippine city have killed 19 civilians including women and children, the military said on May 28, as fighting entered the sixth day. Photo: AFP

Philippines army to quell conflict, keep Dutertenomics on track

6 Jul 2017 - 11:40pm 3

People browse their smartphones in Beijing. Jefferies predicts the mainland will have 588 million 5G subscribers by 2022. Photo: AP

China to build world’s largest 5G mobile network for US$180 billion

13 Jun 2017 - 9:28am 7

Kazakh president Nursultan Nazarbayev and China’s Xi Jinping review the honour guard during a welcoming ceremony before their meeting as part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Astana. Photo: Reuters

China’s industrial capacity policy is a one-way road

8 Jun 2017 - 10:48pm

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank’s finance and treasury operations need to be moved to Hong Kong where it can have better access to global markets, professionals and information. Photo: EPA

Let’s lobby for Hong Kong to be the Silk Road bank’s treasury

21 May 2017 - 10:21pm 7

Millennials are about to exert their global influence as the world’s largest generation. Photo: Reuters.

Five super-trends that will shape the future of investment

19 May 2017 - 10:48pm

Guangzhou South Station, which will be the future terminus of the express rail link with Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Photo: Dickson Lee

HK can ensure prosperity with joint express rail checkpoint

17 May 2017 - 6:34pm

The Chishi Bridge in Yizhang County of Chenzhou City, central China's Hunan Province. PPPs are seen as a means of broadening the financing options available to regional and local governments for future infrastructure development, by introducing private investors. Photo: Xinhua

Bonds seen as another financing tool for China’s PPP: Moody’s

23 Mar 2017 - 7:14pm

A boat leaving the pier passes Tanjong Pagar container terminal in Singapore on November 17. The city state is keen to compete for a leading position in regional maritime services, and Hong Kong must sharpen its edge. Photo: AFP

Infrastructure and maritime services can keep HK afloat

16 Mar 2017 - 7:56pm 1

The West Kowloon terminus for the high-speed rail link between Guangzhou and Hong Kong is suffering from cost overruns. Photo: Edward Wong

Review needs of the construction industry

10 Mar 2017 - 1:12am

Hong Kong is suffering from a severe shortage of construction labour, where 40 per cent of registered workers are older than 50 years

Hong Kong the most expensive Asian city to build anything in, survey reveals

8 Mar 2017 - 8:22pm 25

China is expected to launch 5G services in 2020, around the same time as commercial launches in Japan, Korea and the US. Photo: Nora Tam

4G users now comprise nearly 60pc of China’s mobile market

22 Feb 2017 - 6:28am

Hong Kong regulators are under pressure to release fresh spectrum to support the city’s 5G preparations. Photo: Reuters

Telecoms regulator eyes ‘hybrid approach’ in spectrum plan

15 Feb 2017 - 8:13am

Ramez Younan, managing director of PCCW Solutions, the information-technology services arm of Richard Li Tzar-kai's PCCW Group. Photo: SCMP Pictures

PCCW to take IT services into eastern China

10 Feb 2017 - 8:14am 2

HKT’s Alexander Arena wants the government to release new spectrum in the 3.5 gigahertz and 700-megahertz bands for 5G. Photo: Jonathan Wong

HKT net profits rise, despite stiff competition and a weak economy

13 Jan 2017 - 10:49pm

Hong Kong mobile network operators seek new spectrum release plan for 5G

Hong Kong mobile operators push for 5G spectrum

11 Jan 2017 - 7:36am 1

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