In a parliamentary election on Sunday, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Japan was able to gain votes. This brings within reach a political project that has failed several times in recent decades: The amendment of a constitutional article that commits Japan to peacefulness. To this day, the country’s army is not officially designated […]
The city of Hong Kong plans to electronically monitor citizens in quarantine who have tested positive for COVID. Patients will be able to serve their isolation time at home. But they could wear an ankle monitor while doing so, Health Secretary Lo Chung-Mau announced Monday. At the same time, the COVID app, modeled on mainland […]
Two leading Green Party parliamentarians are supporting the United States in its demand for Germany to stop selling military-grade marine machinery to China. This was reported by the German newspaper Welt am Sonntag. Juergen Trittin, currently Foreign Policy Spokesman for the parliamentary group in the Bundestag, and high-profile MEP Reinhard Buetikofer believe the practice of […]
Officially, the July 6 notice is still in effect: Proof of vaccination is required in the health app to enter public spaces, the Beijing Municipal Health Commission announced. The rule was to take effect this Monday, July 11. It was seen as the first step toward compulsory vaccination. At the very least, such a rule […]
Monks celebrate the Dalai Lama’s 87th birthday in Kathmandu, Nepal. In China, all mention of the spiritual leader of the Tibetans is prohibited. In contrast, the Tibetan community in the Nepalese capital is allowed to hold their processions, albeit under guard by security forces. EU Ambassador Nona Deprez took part in the celebrations.
To do their job, the police need access to personal data – that much goes without saying. For example, officers in Germany can also request transaction data. However, access to the central database “Inpol” is strictly regulated.China also has strict regulations, and there is also an official police database. In Shanghai at least, however, there […]
Perfect surveillance meets less-than-perfectionist users: The Shanghai police apparently left a database of citizen information lying around unprotected on a publicly accessible server for months. This was reported by CNN and the Wall Street Journal. The hackers, who were able to obtain the addresses and telephone and ID numbers of nearly a billion people, did […]
China’s Ministry of Commerce joined other ministries on Thursday in holding out the prospect of extending tax breaks on the purchase of electric vehicles. A plan to return to full tax on EVs from next year could now be scrapped. The world’s largest car market has been hit hard in recent months by rigorous measures […]
The event was as feared as it was predictable: Covid sub-variant BA.5, which is currently driving the summer wave in Germany, is now spreading in China. In the provincial capital Xi’an, BA.5 is already dominating the infection scene, reports the Shaanxi Health Department. However, the numbers remain very manageable. Xi’an has been able to identify […]
Former Employer President Dieter Hundt has sold his company to a Chinese investor. The Westron Group from Beijing is taking over 88.9 percent of the shares in Allgaier Werke. The new owner intends to continue operations largely unchanged. Westron is an investor focusing on companies in the automotive, technology, and robotics sectors. Allgaier, therefore, fits […]