Thomas David has taken over the position of General Manager at the German industrial company Schaefer Kalk in Huzhou. David has several years of experience as a manager in China. In Shanghai and Ningxiang, he worked for the Karlsruhe-based mechanical engineering company Romaco, among others. David von Schwerin was promoted from Branch Manager to General […]
“Dajia hao!” This photo of a friendly seal was taken a few days ago by the Chinese icebreaker Xuelong 2, which is currently on an Antarctic expedition in the Amundsen Sea. The expedition aims to gain insights into the marine hydrology, climate and biological cycles of the Antarctic. China also wants to establish itself as […]
China has successfully mediated between rebel groups and the military in Myanmar. According to Mao Ning, spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the two sides agreed to implement the ceasefire immediately, the military personnel will disengage and the two sides will address relevant disputes and concerns through peaceful negotiation. The representatives of the military junta […]
Sales of car manufacturer Porsche grew in many world regions in 2023. However, sales in China, the most important car market, slumped. As the Group announced on Friday, Porsche sold 320,221 vehicles in the past twelve months – 3.3 percent more than in 2022. Only 79,283 cars were delivered to China. This corresponds to a […]
Apollo Luo has been China Sales Director at Basler AG since December. Luo has many years of experience as Country Manager in China. He oversees the market for digital industrial cameras and other machine vision applications for the Ahrensburg-based company.Silvia Ding has been Managing Director at Maersk Greater China since January. Ding has worked for […]
In the West, Saturday’s election in Taiwan is being analyzed primarily due to future relations with China and the accompanying risk of war. This issue has recently hardly played a role in the election campaign on the ground, writes David Demes from Taipei. But of course, all candidates have long developed a detailed agenda on […]
Data from the US Census Bureau suggests that Mexico has overtaken China as the largest exporter to the US. Although the figures for December will not be published until February 7, it appears that Mexico has surpassed the significantly larger China as the USA’s most important source of imports in 2023. According to official statistics, […]
Apple supplier BOE Technology, one of the world’s largest display manufacturers, will build a production complex for flexible panels worth nine billion US dollars in Chengdu.On Wednesday, the Chengdu city government announced that the Beijing-based company and the city’s Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone had signed the contract for the construction of the plant. According to […]
The mascots for the 9th Winter Asian Games in China in 2025 were revealed to the public yesterday. Binbin and Nini are inspired by two little tigers that were born in September 2023 in the Northeast Tiger Forest Park in the host city of Harbin. The official slogan of the games, freely translated by the […]
China’s immigration authorities plan to further expand the recently introduced visa facilitation. The aim is to reduce the bureaucratic burden, especially for visits to relatives. This was reported by the German ARD office in Shanghai on Thursday. Accordingly, foreigners visiting relatives in China will no longer have to provide documentary proof of kinship. It will […]