https://www.scmp.com/rss/507267/feed Hannah Zhang is a business journalist fully bilingual in English and Chinese and with strong academic backgrounds in finance and economics. An alumnus of New York University, she has reported for leading news agencies. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com As we enter the era of the Internet of Things – the network of everyday physical objects embedded with sensors, software, and other technology that can send and receive data from other computing devices over the internet – the global smart home industry is seeing exponential growth. This market, which was valued at US$826 million in 2019, is expected to be worth US$3.28 billion by 2027, market research company Verified Market Research reported in June. “IoT is about taking the existing products... https://www.scmp.com/native/tech/topics/hyperconnectivity-without-boundaries/article/3141065/how-iot-will-unlock-smart?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/tech/topics/hyperconnectivity-without-boundaries/article/3141065/how-iot-will-unlock-smart?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Jul 2021 02:00:09 +0000 Frequent business travellers have long had to deal with mobile connectivity issues. Their choice is often between having to switch to a SIM card of unknown reliability or paying exorbitant roaming charges. A 2019 study by the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) found that business travellers expect to be connected throughout their trips, even during flights. Another of its surveys found that only 34 per cent of companies paid for Wi-fi on aeroplanes in 2010, but the number jumped to more... https://www.scmp.com/native/tech/topics/hyperconnectivity-without-boundaries/article/3136459/how-portable-global?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/tech/topics/hyperconnectivity-without-boundaries/article/3136459/how-portable-global?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Jun 2021 01:00:00 +0000 Hannah Zhihan Zhang Hannah Zhihan Zhang Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province – one of the most important business, financial and cultural centres in the southwest of the country – has become a magnet for skilled millennial workers looking to develop their careers in the thriving, laid-back urban environment. It is a leading player among the nation’s “new first-tier cities” – those at the top of the four-level ranking system that classifies the business attractiveness of cities according to their administrative level and... https://www.scmp.com/native/business/china-business/topics/global-innovation-technology-forum-chengdu/article/3102540?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/business/china-business/topics/global-innovation-technology-forum-chengdu/article/3102540?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Sep 2020 04:23:04 +0000 In recent years, Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province – an important financial, business and cultural centre in southwest China – has been attracting greater global news coverage. Long regarded as the gateway to Western China, the city’s reputation as an innovative hi-tech hub has been increasing. Only 269km (165 miles) away to the east lies Chongqing – a megacity that is close, both geographically and culturally, to Sichuan. In 1997 it was designated as one of the country’s only four... https://www.scmp.com/native/business/china-business/topics/gitf/article/3102036/how-chinas-new-city-cluster-cheng-yu-can?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/native/business/china-business/topics/gitf/article/3102036/how-chinas-new-city-cluster-cheng-yu-can?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 21 Sep 2020 03:25:13 +0000