Patrick Kremer took over the position of Business Development Manager China at Mercedes-Benz in June. His responsibilities include optimizing the Vans China Business division, developing vehicle solutions tailored to the Chinese market and optimizing the steering models used in China. His place of work is Stuttgart. Michael Strass takes over the position of Homologation Manager […]
Beate Kuerstner-Heß has taken over the position of Senior Manager for Marketing & Communications at Roedl & Partner China. Kuerstner-Heß has been working for the German audit and consulting firm for more than six years, including one year in Shanghai. Her current place of work is Stuttgart. Mert Bingoel has been Project Manager China for […]
Like a torch, the “Long March” booster rocket illuminates a misty mountainous landscape in the province of Sichuan. With its help, a series of reconnaissance and earth observation satellites were launched into orbit from the Xichang Spaceport on Thursday morning. The Yaogan-35 satellites will be used, among other things, to prevent disasters such as floods […]
Sometimes beauty only becomes visible from a bird’s eye view, as this huge water reservoir in the southeast of China’s Guizhou province impressively demonstrates.
A cadre school in Africa co-funded by the Chinese government has completed its first training session, with 120 “future leaders” from ruling parties in Tanzania, South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Angola attending, South China Morning Post reports.The $40 million construction of the Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Leadership School outside Dar es Salaam in Tanzania was […]
Andy Yang will take up the post of Chief Accounting Officer at Swiss agrochemicals producer Syngenta starting July 1st. Yang, who is currently already a board member of the seed and pesticide producer, is to lead Syngenta’s planned ten billion dollar IPO in China. Previously, Yang was chief financial officer at Chinese parent company Sinochem.Larissa […]
Honda Motor has begun construction of a new $522 million EV factory in Guangdong province. The company made the announcement on Tuesday. The production facility will be operated with Chinese joint venture partner Guangzhou Automobile Group. The plant is expected to be fully operational in 2024, with an annual production capacity of 120,000 units.The Japanese […]
According to the Japanese Ministry of Defense, three Chinese military vessels entered the Sea of Japan on Sunday. According to the report, the warships were spotted about 200 kilometers west of Japan’s Fukue Island in Nagasaki Prefecture. The Chinese state newspaper Global Times reported that this was the first mission of the destroyer “Lhasa” since […]
A series of new school textbooks are designed to tell Hong Kong students that China never officially recognized Hong Kong as a British colony. The books, which are aimed at fourth-grade students, according to local reports, explain that the British enforced colonial law after the Opium Wars. China, they say, never gave up its sovereignty. […]
Michael Pruss has taken over the position of Head Engineering China at health care service provider Vamed. The Vienna-based company specializes in the design, construction and operation of healthcare facilities such as hospitals. Pruss previously worked as a freelance consultant for international healthcare projects in China, Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Ji Xu has […]