Volkswagen’s software subsidiary, Cariad, has appointed a new CEO for its operations in China. Frank Han, who comes from the Chinese automaker Changan, will assume leadership on Friday, the company announced on Wednesday. Han, succeeding the former software chief Chang Qing, is tasked with focusing on the rapid integration of new technologies into vehicles of […]
Tuvalu remains committed to Taiwan even with a new government. On Wednesday, Feleti Teo, the Prime Minister of the Pacific state, reaffirmed his country’s “long-term and enduring special relationship” with Taiwan. Tuvalu is one of only twelve states that maintain official diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Approximately 11,000 people live on the island.The new government, led […]
China is sending its senior diplomat Li Hui again this week to mediate in finding a solution to end the Ukraine war. As announced by the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Wednesday, Beijing’s special envoy for Eurasia will travel to Ukraine and Russia, and meet with EU representatives starting from Saturday. Meetings in Brussels, Poland, […]
Eleven Chinese navy ships have been spotted near Taiwan, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense reported on Wednesday. Additionally, China has sent 30 fighter jets and a surveillance balloon into the airspace around the democratically governed island. The number is unusually high, explained Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense. Normally, four to six ships are spotted within […]
China’s largest private property developer, Country Garden, faces the threat of insolvency due to unpaid credit payments. A creditor, Ever Credit Limited, has filed a corresponding petition against the company, Country Garden announced in a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Wednesday, where the corporation is listed. It concerns the repayment of a […]
In line with the Year of the Dragon, scientists at the National Museum of Scotland have announced the discovery of a Chinese dinosaur fossil that bears a striking resemblance to the mythical creature. The remains of the five-meter-long reptile, known by its Latin name Dinocephalosaurus orientalis, were found in Guizhou Province. The 240 million-year-old fossil […]
At this year’s Spring Festival, young women in China must have once again felt anxious about their bodies at the sight of so much food and may even have refused to partake in the feast. Surveys show that the pressure to be slim is even stronger in China than in the West. The popularity of […]
Christoph Passek has been Managing Director China & Hong Kong at Bremen-based logistics service provider Röhlig since January. Passek previously worked for three years for the company as General Manager Commercial for the Greater China region. He will remain based in Hong Kong. Maria-Antigone Rumpf is a new full-time analyst at Datenna. The Dutch data […]
The dragon has become an overused symbol of China’s rise, especially in the media. It is said to symbolize strength, but also imminent danger. Countless magazines and book covers are proof of this.Journalist and illustrator Selina Lee calls this “authorientalism” and uses it to describe a visual language that combines orientalism and authoritarianism without reflection. […]
Xi Jinping has repeatedly urged the media and art world to “tell Chinese stories well.” Documentary filmmaker Sun Hong has done this well by taking an authentic approach. Her film “This Is Life 烟火人间” was shown in cinemas across the country in January. 509 ordinary Chinese people talk about their lives in videos they made […]