When Thomas Schmidt joined the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) in July 2020, the Saxon minister was already familiar with European work. For example, through his previous position: from 2014 to 2019, he was responsible for the environment and agriculture in Saxony. “I believe that European agriculture and also environmental policy are the now […]
Li Jun has been promoted to member of the executive board of investment bank Haitong Securities. He has been working for the financial institution since 2021.David Missal becomes Deputy Managing Director of the Tibet Initiative Germany, where he has been responsible for press and public relations since 2021.Is something changing in your organization? Let us […]
If you ask Stefan Mair what political consulting has in common with his passion, the popular German card game “Schafkopf,” the 60-year-old Director of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) has to laugh. His answer: “At the end of a round, you discuss what went wrong so that you can do better […]
“We don’t need a little bit of Europe everywhere; we need a strong Europe in the right places,” said Andreas Glück when he was nominated for the upcoming European elections. In an interview with Table.Media, the FDP politician emphasizes that when it comes to detailed regulations on species protection or building efficiency, he prefers to […]
On Wednesday, China’s State Council announced the appointment of several officials:Qian Yi was appointed deputy head of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration. Shen Zhulin was named deputy head of the National Data Administration. Lu Jie was appointed deputy head of the State Tobacco Monopoly Administration. Ma Bing was appointed deputy head of the […]
Australian journalist Cheng Lei is once again a free woman. More than three years after her arrest in China, she landed in Melbourne on Wednesday, accompanied by her country’s ambassador. Cheng was arrested in the summer of 2020 and found guilty in a non-public court hearing last April. She was accused of leaking state secrets […]
Gregor Koch is the new head of China at LBBW, i.e., Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg, and is based in Shanghai. Koch previously worked for Commerzbank in Beijing and Shanghai, among other places. Peter Simmonds is the new executive vice president Greater China at Dubai-based logistics service provider and port operator DP World. Simmonds works in Singapore. Is […]
Stefan Bredohl is the new Consul General for Hong Kong and Macao, replacing his wife Stefanie Seedig, who held the post for two years. She will continue to serve as Deputy Consul General. So the Bredohls have swapped jobs. Both have worked in the German Foreign Service for over 25 years and are now pioneers […]
Xi Jinping has appointed a number of new ambassadors. Among them: Zhao Xing becomes the ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Afghanistan, replacing Wang Yu.Jiang Zaidong will represent China in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, replacing Nong Rong.Gong Tao was appointed Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Hungary, replacing Qi Dayu.Is […]
For Birgit Sippel, letting the legislative period die away is out of the question. The SPD MEP plays an important role in the negotiations on asylum reform. While many other legislative projects have already been completed, the next few months will be crucial for the legislative package on asylum and migration. Sippel hopes to conclude […]