Your first novel “Grenzgang” was a surprise hit in 2009. You wrote it during your time as a research assistant at the Academia Sinica in Taiwan. Did you have the necessary distance there to create a portrait of Germany’s provinces?The inspiration for the place where “Grenzgang” is set is my hometown in Upper Hesse. I […]
Benjamin Weyrauch was appointed Senior Manager Technology at Porsche China last month. The development engineer will further develop the Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) in Shanghai, which are necessary for autonomous driving.Jiaqi Zhu took over the position of Senior Consultant & Business Development China Markets at Vogel Communications Group in July. The Wuerzburg-based company provides […]
“Don’t take any drugs,” Chen Tianzhuo urges his 12-member troupe shortly before the big show. But stimulants would certainly be helpful tonight: the “Asian Dope Boys,” as Chen’s art collective is called, want to dance, sing, scream, roll around in mud they’ve scraped together themselves, and perform tribal rituals they’ve invented themselves for a whole […]
The remains of a Chinese launch vehicle will hit Earth this weekend during an uncontrolled re-entry into the atmosphere. It is still unclear exactly when and where the pieces will hit Earth. The Long March 5B rocket had launched Sunday to deliver a laboratory module to a new Chinese space station currently under construction in […]
Xiao Yaqing, the Minister of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), is under investigation for “violations of discipline and law“. Chinese state media reported this on Thursday, without giving details. The MIIT is responsible for overseeing and developing high-tech sectors in China, overseeing a large part of the Chinese economy, including telecommunications, semiconductors, electric vehicles and […]
Employees at TikTok’s Berlin office can form a works council despite headwinds from management. This was reported by Nikkei Asia concerning the trade union Ver.di, which supports the project. According to the report, 102 of the approximately 200 Berlin employees met mid-July to appoint an election committee at Ver.di’s national headquarters. The actual election is […]
In its annual security report, Japan warns of an increasing military threat from China, Russia and North Korea. The report describes China as a “major security risk” in the white paper on defense adopted by the liberal-democratic government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The threat from Beijing has “intensified in recent years,” particularly with regard […]
Yue Lu has taken over the post of Director of Tool Management China at Laepple Automotive. The German company specializes in pressed parts and body modules for premium vehicles. Yue Lu previously worked for Laepple in Germany for five years.Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian will report from Taiwan as a correspondent for Axios starting this month. The US […]
Military engineers from Beijing have developed a smaller, less expensive version of Russia’s “Poseidon” underwater drone. Like its Russian counterpart, the weapon is powered by a disposable nuclear reactor, reports the South China Morning Post. It is designed to provide the torpedo with a range of 10,000 kilometers. That is roughly equivalent to the range […]