This couple in Beijing’s Haidian district was one of thousands who said “I do” at a Chinese marriage registry office on Tuesday. Many couples who wanted to get married had specifically chosen the date of 22.2.2022. Because in Mandarin, the number 2 sounds so like the Chinese word for love. A marriage sealed on this […]
Hiroyuki Shimizu will take up the post of Head of Institutional for the Asia-Pacific region at US investment company Blackrock in the spring. In addition, Shimizu will also take on the role of Japan President. He previously worked in investment management for Morgan Stanley and most recently as Global Co-Head of Private Credit and Equity […]
At the end of January, Zhang Yifei’s post went viral in China. In it, the 25-year-old Chinese publicly condemned the working conditions at his employer Tencent. “Have you ever considered that it’s a matter of life and death for your employees when you set up such work schedules?” he ranted in an internal company chat […]
Normal spectators are not allowed at the Olympic Games in China due to the Covid pandemic. Selected, fully tested groups, as well as athletes who have traveled to the event, are supposed to spread the atmosphere, which has worked more or less well in previous events. These fans set a good example when they cheered […]
Never before have women’s rights in China been discussed as openly as they are now. TV shows and pop songs deal with gender equality and domestic violence. Emotions regularly run high on social networks when women in this still predominantly patriarchal country are urged to have children – and should keep quiet otherwise. The government […]
India has blacklisted 54 Chinese apps. The platforms, some of which belong to large Chinese tech companies such as Tencent, Alibaba, and NetEase, can now no longer be used in India. Some of the banned apps are apparently plagiarized from platforms that were already offered in India in the summer of 2020. At that time, […]
In January 2021, Chinese stand-up comedian Yang Li suddenly became famous for her statement that men are “普確信” Pǔ quèxìn: “mediocre, but self-confident.” On China’s social media, the phrase became a feminist slogan within hours. At the same time, a shitstorm broke out over Li, which also cost her some advertising contracts. The tenor: Li’s […]
Michael Kirsch will be the new President and CEO of Porsche Motors Ltd. in China. He will take up the post in Shanghai in June. Kirsch, who has been in charge of Porsche Japan as CEO since 2019, succeeds Jens Puttfarcken. Puttfarcken will move to the parent company effective June 1, where he will take […]
The “common prosperity” for all Chinese is a colossal undertaking that is not only supposed to secure Xi Jinping a place in the history books, but above all, legitimize his lifelong tenure as head of state. However, how the leadership actually intends to accomplish the redistribution of wealth remains a relatively open question, writes Nico […]
The US has approved a potential $100 million arms deal of equipment and military services with Taiwan. Services will mainly be used to maintain and improve Taiwan’s Patriot missile defense system bought from the US, the Pentagon announced on Monday. The presidential office spokesman in Taipei stated that this would be the second arms delivery […]