Primary and secondary schools in several Chinese regions opened their doors for the first day of the new school semester last Thursday. Traditionally, many started the new school year with “inspiring first lessons.” In the Pengshan district of Meishan in Sichuan province, for example, a robotic dog came into play. It was not only supposed […]
Incidents between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea are now occurring on a monthly basis – and every time, the question arises: Is a military escalation imminent? Angela Köckritz took the opportunity at the Munich Security Conference to discuss the risky security situation in the region with Philippine Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo. […]
Tencent is testing DeepSeek’s AI model in the Weixin messaging app. The Shenzhen-based tech company announced this on Sunday. In a beta test, Weixin is already testing access to DeepSeek for search queries, Tencent told Reuters. Weixin is aimed at Chinese users within China. The sister app WeChat, which targets the international market, has not […]
AfD parliamentary party leader Alice Weidel is said to have met regularly with former Chinese ambassador Wu Ken in a private residence in Berlin. This is according to a report in the Bild newspaper, which cites internal AfD party sources. Weidel herself admitted to Bild that she had spoken to Wu Ken “perhaps once every […]
The Harry Potter franchise is highly popular in China. So popular, in fact, that Shanghai will be home to the world’s third official “Making of Harry Potter” amusement park – the other two parks launched by entertainment company Warner Bros are located in London and Tokyo. On a total area of 53,000 square meters, visitors […]
Yingfei Sun has been Director of Automation BU at WAGO China, a provider of connection and automation technology based in Minden, East Westphalia, since February. Previously, Sun worked for the Stuttgart-based connection technology company Lapp for almost eight years. He will remain based in Shanghai.Gregor Scheu is the new China business correspondent for the Süddeutsche […]
Oliver Sedlinger is the new China Market Representative of the HR Group, one of the largest multi-brand hotel operating companies in Europe. Since January 1, 2025, he and his agency have been responsible for sales and business development in mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Sedlinger previously worked for the German National Tourist Board (GNTB), […]
China has become a hub for the smuggling of critical Western components for Russia’s armed forces, according to the Estonian foreign intelligence service. This is according to the intelligence service’s annual national security report published on Wednesday. According to the report, China also supports the production of military drones in Russia. Around 80 percent of […]
Daniel Backman has been Vehicle Validation Leader at Zeekr Technology Europe since February. Backman has been working for the Chinese EV manufacturer in Europe for more than nine years. He previously worked for Volvo and Qoros Auto in Shanghai, among others. He will continue to be based in Gothenburg, Sweden.Amy Sun has been Senior Manager […]
Since the 1970s, the blue and white ice cream trucks of the Mister Softee brand have been part of Hong Kong’s street scene. The unmistakable melody of “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”, with which the trucks approach, evokes nostalgic childhood memories for many of the city’s residents. It was announced on Wednesday that Ho King-yuen, […]