It was pioneering literary work: “When we started working on the first ‘Kapsel’ in 2015, there wasn’t a single story from the contemporary Chinese science fiction cosmos in German,” Lukas Dubro recalls. “Kapsel” is the title of the literary magazine that he publishes together with a few colleagues. The magazine came into being at the […]
Researchers from China and the US have used artificial intelligence (AI) to catalog ancient Chinese books in foreign libraries. As part of the project by Sichuan University, the US University of Berkeley, and Alibaba’s DAMO Academy, the computer has already recorded around 200,000 pages of ancient books with a total of 30,000 characters and linked […]
On Thursday, authorities in Hong Kong and Macau banned all commemorations of the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre in Beijing. Hong Kong police had told organizers that neither the planned march through the city next Sunday nor the actual vigil next Friday (June 4) in Victoria Park would be allowed to take place because […]
Japanese women have led the way. As early as the noughties, women in China’s trendy neighbor began to forego marriage. The majority of them are well-educated and would rather have a career and enjoy life than do the dishes and look after the children – because that’s what their husbands would have expected of them. […]
The Chinese government will ban foil packaging, tableware and straws made from single-use plastic on domestic flights from 2022. This is reported by the Xinhua news agency concerning an announcement by the aviation authority. These items will also no longer be used at major airports. A year later, the ban will also apply to international […]
Germany is noticeably affected by climate change. But that’s nothing compared to what China faces. A UN report warns of ever higher temperatures on the planet, expanding deserts and rising sea levels. In our Feature of the consequences for China, we pay particular attention to coastal economic centers. Guangzhou and Hong Kong, Shanghai and Ningbo […]
According to government officials, the air quality in China’s cities improved in April. The proportion of days with good air quality in 339 Chinese cities recorded in April was 92.5 percent, the state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday, citing data from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. The figure was 3.8 percentage points higher […]
Jiangxi province is experiencing heavy rainfall. This road near the city of Yongxiu would be flooded completely – if the engineers hadn’t put protective walls on its left and right.
Wealth comes with responsibility. This idea is becoming more and more prevalent in investment decisions. Green investments are also experiencing a boom among private individuals worldwide – especially since future technologies such as climate-neutral energy sources are often highly profitable. However, China’s multi-billion dollar sovereign wealth funds are not quite getting on board yet, even […]