Steffen Meyer has been head of the Economic, Financial and Climate Policy Department in the Federal Chancellery for about two years now, making him one of Olaf Scholz’s most important advisors. In the face of ever tighter financial constraints, he has been helping to maintain the performance of Europe’s largest economy.For the financial economist, the […]
Gongbao Jiding 宮保雞丁 is one of the classics of Sichuan cuisine. But even in China, the dish is often prepared incorrectly. Cucumber, carrot, cashew nuts or pieces of pepper: they all have no place in the chicken dish. Only peanuts, chili, spring onions, and, of course, Sichuan pepper are supposed to be in it.This is […]
Jens Ruebbert has lived in Asia for over 20 years, with a few interruptions, and is a veteran of the German-Asian banking scene. Since 2018, the business economist has been Managing Director & Regional Head Asia/Pacific of the LBBW Singapore branch. He shares numerous professional and private contacts with China. And he keeps a close […]
Theresa Huemmer carefully puts her business card on the table. “Greeting the Taiwanese way,” she adds. She never used a business card in Germany, but here it’s like a handshake. In the three years that she has been head of the Goethe-Institut Taipei, Theresa Huemmer has received hundreds of business cards. She is in regular […]
Andrea Hideg has just returned from a trip to Shanghai. “Finally, it was possible again,” says the 42-year-old. She is happy that she can visit China again after the comprehensive travel ban during the COVID-19 period. As the head of the East Asia department for the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), local exchange […]
Paulina Hennig-Kloska was not even in office when she already felt the explosive power her new duties would bring. Hennig-Kloska, who has since been appointed Minister of Climate and the Environment, presented a legislative proposal with other MPs to facilitate the construction of new wind farms caused particular outrage by reducing the distance to residential […]
The conflict in the Middle East, Ukraine, the refugee situation – as spokesperson for human rights and humanitarian aid for the German Free Democratic Party (FDP), Gyde Jensen is constantly working to tackle new crises. The public’s attention quickly moves on. But the FDP politician is not letting up on one topic in particular: Germany’s […]
Until the last rally, Zheng Qinwen fought against defeat in her first Grand Slam final at the Australian Open on Saturday. Her entry into the final of the first of the four most prestigious tournaments in the annual tennis calendar was a big surprise in itself. Ultimately, however, it wasn’t enough to beat the experienced […]
At the start of the year, Argentinian Celeste Saulo took over as head of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) in Geneva. “We stand at the intersection of inequality and climate change,” the 59-year-old meteorologist repeatedly emphasizes. As the former first Deputy Secretary-General, she is very familiar with the apparatus of the UN specialized agency and […]
When Roy Chun Lee was appointed to a government position by Taiwan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Wu in early 2023, he was visibly surprised. In his role as deputy minister of foreign affairs, he sought to explore unconventional paths in foreign policy, considering Taiwan’s limited political room for maneuver. “I alone cannot change the […]