The war in Ukraine is upsetting many of our certainties. One of the most pressing matters that Germany is currently facing is the issue of energy security. In response to the invasion of Ukraine, both the German government and the EU have now announced that they want to accelerate the expansion of renewable energies in […]
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba spoke on the phone with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Tuesday. During the conversation, he requested China to influence Moscow to stop the war in Ukraine. This is according to a statement released on Tuesday by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. Wang had assured that China would make every effort […]
China has cut back imports of Russian coal. The move was said to be prompted by shaky financing due to Western sanctions. Most banks had “stopped issuing letters of credit and other trade financing to Russian banks,” a China-based trader told Reuters on Tuesday.Over the weekend, the US, EU and their allies had cut off […]
US President Joe Biden has announced that a delegation of defense and security experts will be dispatched to Taiwan “in show of support,” according to a Reuters report. Experts are reported to be one-time chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen, who served as top Navy admiral under Presidents George W. Bush and […]
Carrie Chen and Raymond Yu have been appointed Co-Heads of investment banking for Greater China by UK financial firm Barclays, effective immediately. Chen has been with Barclays since 2020 and is currently Vice-Chairman of investment banking for Greater China. Yu joined Barclays in 2009 and is currently Head of Power and Utilities in APAC and […]
While news of attacks on Ukraine has dominated headlines in Europe since Thursday morning, China’s state media were initially hesitant in their coverage. By Thursday evening, however, the conflict was among the lead stories on foreign broadcaster CGTN, news agency Xinhua and state television CCTV. However, the scope was smaller than in Western media. The […]
According to the draft legislation, the EU Supply Chain Act will affect only one percent of companies in the European Union. The directive will apply to only about 13,000 EU companies. “Small and medium-sized enterprises, which include micro-enterprises and account for a total of around 99 percent of all companies in the Union, are exempt […]
Dr. Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy tries to understand Taiwan “from all angles”. Since the summer of 2020, the political scientist has been living on the democratically ruled island threatened by mainland China. Here she is employed as a postdoctoral researcher by the Taiwanese Ministry of Science and Technology. As a lecturer in European Studies, she regularly […]
German exporters outside the EU started the year 2022 with a strong gain, the German Federal Statistical Office reported on Tuesday. In January, exports to so-called third countries rose by 9.4 percent compared to December, adjusted for calendar and seasonal effects. Germany’s most important trading partner in January was once again the United States. Exports […]
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced nationwide Covid mass testing for the entire city population. Accordingly, all 7.4 million citizens are to be tested in three stages throughout March. Strict distancing rules are to remain in place until at least April 20, as is the ban on flights to and from Australia, the […]