Li Lina is now Director for Asia Strategy at the Pool-fund on International Energy (PIE) at the European Climate Foundation (ECF) in Berlin. Previously, she worked in Berlin at the climate consultancy Adelphi. Li Huanting of the Henan Provincial Financial Supervisory Authority is facing disciplinary proceedings. The reason is the banking crisis in the region, […]
China – like many other countries around the world – is once again affected by a heat wave. The use of air conditioning in large cities is putting a considerable strain on the power grid, especially in the south: in Guangdong province, there are already bottlenecks. In China, temperatures are rising faster than the global […]
Chinese short video platform TikTok has postponed a controversial change in the handling of user data at the last moment. According to the Italian data protection authority, on Wednesday TikTok wanted to use the data available on users’ devices for personalized advertising without their consent. Now the group postponed the implementation of the plans. The […]
On Wednesday, the National Health Commission surprised with an already known fact: The Coronavirus does not survive long on food packaging. As a result, imported frozen goods will no longer have to be tested in the future. “Recent research shows that the new Coronavirus survives only a short time on most surfaces under normal temperature […]
After a few quiet years, the Korean conflict once again appears more menacing. At the same time, a stronger bloc formation in the region can be observed: While South Korea is again emphasizing its loyalty to the United States, North Korea is moving closer to China. On Monday, state media in Pyongyang stressed that cooperation […]
climate change currently seems more real than ever. Record heat, collapsing glaciers and, not least, a glance at the many dried-up meadows show us that the changes are no longer a theory, but will determine our everyday lives from now on. The rise in sea level is also a topic again. The extent to which […]
Angela Wei Dong is moving up the board at US cosmetics company Estée Lauder. Dong currently serves as Managing Director of Nike China. Previously, she worked at Coca-Cola.Ben Yue has moved up from Head of Fixed Income to Chief Financial Officer (CIO) at the Bank of China in Hong Kong. Yue has previously worked for […]
Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te (William Lai) attended the funeral of assassinated top Japanese politician Shinzo Abe. Lai described the visit to the neighboring country as a private “show of respect for a friend.” Foreign trips by Taiwanese officials are rare, especially since Taiwan does not maintain official diplomatic relations with most countries. Lai is […]
Hydropower is currently providing welcome relief in the fight against emissions in China: Thanks to abundant rain, the reservoirs are well filled, and the turbines are achieving record output. In the first five months of the year, electricity production at dams in southern China rose by 18 percent, Greenpeace China reports. In May, hydropower electricity […]
Half of the magnesium processed in Germany comes from China. The dependence on China for rare earth elements is similarly high. And indirectly much higher, because the German industry is dependent on primary products from other EU countries, which obtain even more raw materials from the Asian world market leader. Nico Beckert analyzes why it […]