http://m.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/2099907/can-icbc-asia-profit-chinas-new-silk-road-projects Celia Chen UPDATED : Sunday, 25 Jun 2017, 10:25PM ICBC Asia has invested HK$20 billion (US$2.56 billion) in 32 projects along China’s new Silk Road in the 13 months ended early June, but expected the amount to reach HK$30 billion by the end of 2017. “These projects are scattered in countries including Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, India, Indonesia and Australia,” said Jiang Yisheng, the chief executive of ICBC Asia. “And they mainly involved infrastructure building such as ports, electricity [power stations] and transportation in the Asia-Pacific region.” Jiang said the bank remained cautious when it comes to the projects it invests in, and would not take on an overseas investment project alone. “We would rather give up, if there was no involvement by the local ICBC branches or local banks,” said Jiang. “The possible socio-political unrest and changeable policie