For a long time, the People’s Republic was proud of two unique characteristics: Being the world’s most populous nation and, since 1980, the first country with a population of one billion. However, India caught up with China and overtook it in 2022. Not only do more people live there today, but they are also younger […]
They are simply everywhere: Moon cakes are a must in China around the Moon Festival. These bakers in Taizhou, Jiangsu, make sure of that. It is impossible to tell from the outside whether they are sweet or savory, but some fillings are probably a matter of taste. Or how do you feel about salted egg […]
One of China’s largest automotive companies, Changan Automobile, has opened a branch in Munich. The company announced this on Weibo. Changan owns EV brands such as Avatr, Deepal and Nevo. The group has joint ventures with Ford, Mazda and Suzuki.In addition to sales, marketing and service, the new Changan Automobile Deutschland GmbH will focus on […]
Unintentionally bewitching: These half-timbered houses in Zhenjiang in Jiangsu province have become overgrown like something out of a fairy tale, giving them an unintentionally exotic appearance. What looks like a perfect place to visit for fans of lost places and a real treat for photographers was originally supposed to be an amusement park. As a […]
Volkswagen faces plant closures and layoffs. However, we see that VW is investing heavily in China. How does that fit together?There are two levels: group and brand level. Recent reports have been about the core Volkswagen brand. Salaries in Germany are a very high cost factor, severance payments and partial retirement schemes no longer seem […]
A Hong Kong court has convicted the operator of the pro-democracy news platform Stand News and the two former editors, Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, of sedition. Chung and Lam were arrested by the national security police in December 2021 and Stand News was shut down.The verdict is based on the “Sedition Ordinance,” a colonial-era […]
The success of its current smartphone generation has brought Huawei a leap in sales and profits. On Thursday, the Chinese technology group announced an increase in revenue of 34 percent to the equivalent of 53 billion euros for the first half of 2024. The company increased its net profit by 18 percent to around seven […]
Using the Social Credit System as an example, you analyzed how much criticism legal scholars in China can level at draft legislation. The system is surrounded by many myths. So the first question is: What is it and what isn’t?There is not just one Social Credit Score that is managed by the central government and […]
China has added metal antimony to the restricted export raw materials list. According to the Ministry of Commerce and the Customs Administration in Beijing, export controls will apply to antimony metals, ores and oxides from 15 September. China is one of the main producers of antimony.A ministry spokesperson said that the reason for restricting exports […]