Chinese authorities have published two plans for sustainable cities. The 14th Five-Year Plan “for new-type urbanization” and an implementation plan to limit carbon emissions in urban and rural construction sectors aim to make cities and the construction sector more sustainable, according to consulting firm Trivium China. The Five-Year includes:The orderly conversion of heat supply from […]
Yao Lin has resigned as Chairman of Aluminum Corp. of China (Chinalco). The 57-year-old spent three years at the helm of the country’s largest state-owned aluminum producer. According to business portal Caixin, Yao will likely accept an important position elsewhere. No details were given.Florian Mueller is the new economic correspondent for China at the German […]
For decades, it was unthinkable that Russia would eventually stop supplying gas to Germany. Now Vladimir Putin has cut gas supplies. German ministries are developing emergency plans for the winter. Not only private households are affected, but also the industry, which will almost certainly have to curb production. This also draws attention to other dependencies: […]
For decades, it was unthinkable that Russia would eventually stop supplying gas to Germany. Now Vladimir Putin has cut gas supplies. German ministries are developing emergency plans for the winter. Not only private households are affected, but also the industry, which will almost certainly have to curb production. This also draws attention to other dependencies: […]
The city of Beijing has imposed a vaccination mandate for public places. Starting July 11, visitors to high-traffic public places, such as after-school educational institutions, libraries, museums, cinemas, indoor sports facilities, Internet cafes, and event venues, will be required to present at least one vaccination against the Coronavirus. Individuals who cannot receive a vaccination for […]
Volkswagen plans to hire several thousand software engineers in China. This is according to statements made by VW CEO Herbert Diess. The digital transformation was the most important upheaval facing the group, he said. Self-driving cars, entertainment and digital gadgets would be a major challenge for the auto industry. In China, Volkswagen faces the task […]
The United States urges the Netherlands to ban exports of machines for the production of chips. Until now, the USA was content with an export ban on high-tech machines. Now, the Dutch government is also expected to order local global market leader ASML to stop selling older technologies to the People’s Republic, Bloomberg reports.According to […]
A good year ago, dramatic images reached us from Henan : flooded streets, cars swept away by masses of water, a subway in Zhengzhou in which the water was threateningly up to the passengers’ torsos. Officially, more than 300 people died in the flood disaster in the central Chinese province in mid-July 2021.And there is […]
The numbers are getting bigger and bigger – the G7 countries recently pledged €600 billion in infrastructure aid to developing countries and also want to compete with the Chinese Silk Road. The trick is that a large part of the money is to be mobilized by private investors. The G7 countries themselves are contributing only […]
Stairway to heaven? Clouds above the Great Wall of China give the impression that you can climb directly into the sky above the fortress complex.