The state-owned Chinese aircraft manufacturer Comac has found its first buyer for its wide-body airliner C929. The company announced an agreement with Air China at the aviation trade fair in Zhuhai. However, Comac did not disclose the number or planned delivery dates. The C929 is to be positioned on the global market as a competitor […]
Kevin Liu has been Head of Logistics APAC at Henkel since November. Liu has been working for the Düsseldorf-based consumer goods group in Shanghai for four years. Most recently, he was Manager PMO APAC and Program Manager of the Management Trainee Program “CHAiNGERS” APAC. Is something changing in your organization? Let us know at heads@table.media!
Chinese pragmatism is an ingredient in the second-largest economy’s recipe for success. To be successful, you simply have to adapt to difficult circumstances here and there instead of struggling with them. Courier services in the People’s Republic are a prime example of this. Logistical precision work often takes place on the open road. Who needs […]
The appointment of Marco Rubio poses a dilemma for Beijing. The senator from Florida is set to become the new US Secretary of State under President Donald Trump. The same Rubio who has been sanctioned by the People’s Republic of China since 2020 for his public support of the pro-democracy mass protests in Hong Kong. […]
China unveiled new stealth bombers to the public on Tuesday. One day after the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the secret surrounding the J-35 and the J-35A was revealed at the air show in Zhuhai in southern China. The fighter jets are the result of ten years of development.Even […]
The Chinese authorities proceed to consistently pursue the state’s assimilation policy against the Tibetan minority despite foreign protests. According to Radio Free Asia (RFA), two monastery schools have been closed, and some of their students are now being held in Chinese boarding schools under “prison-like conditions.” RFA refers to unnamed sources in Tibet.RFA reports on […]
On Thursday, China’s President Xi Jinping will officially inaugurate a milestone on the New Silk Road. The port of Chancay on Peru’s Pacific coast is one of the most important infrastructure projects that China has launched on the South American continent. Its importance is by no means limited to container handling. Chancay is a political […]
Donald Trump’s election victory alone will cost the People’s Republic of China a lot of money. It is a foregone conclusion that the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress will announce a further increase in state economic aid on Thursday. Previously, ten trillion yuan (€1.3 trillion) had been announced as a stimulus to provide […]
A bird’s eye view of white cranes resting: The photo shows part of a flock of over 500 birds. The picture was taken over the Wolong wetland in Shenyang in the north-eastern province of Liaoning. White cranes are endangered. Every year, around 2,000 of them spend part of the year in Wolong. What makes them […]
The Philippines strengthen its Coast Guard with French support. The country has announced the purchase of 40 patrol boats to improve maritime security, the economic planning authority announced on Tuesday. The 442 million US dollar purchase will be funded by development assistance funds from the French government and was approved by the National Economic and […]