China’s State Council announced the appointment of several high-ranking officials on Monday. Wu Zhaohui, previously President of Zhejiang University, will become Vice Minister of Science and Technology, according to the statement. Liu Zheng was appointed Vice Minister of Civil Affairs, and Fu Xuyin Vice Minister of Transportation.DBS Bank has appointed Wallace Lam as Managing Director […]
If China experts are asked how they found their area of expertise, they often speak of experiences that almost have enlightenment qualities. This was also the case with Paul Triolo. For him, enlightenment came in the form of a newspaper report. In 1987, he read a New York Times story about the rise of China. […]
His grandparents were separated by the German-German border, and he went to school in Neustadt bei Coburg – in the immediate vicinity of the GDR. That may be one reason why Michael Gehler developed an interest in history early on. “I wanted to find out what was behind decisions. My interest in the history of […]
David Pierson will be the new China correspondent for The New York Times. Pierson previously worked for the Los Angeles Times, where he covered business issues in China and Southeast Asia, among other topics. He was born and raised in Hong Kong. He currently lives in Singapore but will report from Hong Kong.His colleague Chris […]
At the age of 14, Francis Kremer was already determined to become an international businessman. He was interested in business and in faraway places. Today, at age 39, he has reached his goal as head of sales and marketing for Juli Automotion, a Chinese engine manufacturer and Tier 1 supplier located in a Shanghai suburb. […]
Trust, cooperation and autonomy of employees – these values are important to Annika Thies when leading her team. Since June of this year, she has headed the EU project office of the German Electron Synchrotron (DESY), focusing on a “post-heroic leadership style” without micromanagement. The office supports scientists from application to accounting and final report. […]
Christoph Graffius is the new Director for Type Approval and Testing – E-Mobility at MPR China Certification GmbH in Frankfurt. Graffius was previously Business Development Manager also at MPR.Erik Widman will be Sweden’s new special envoy to the Indo-Pacific region. Widman currently serves as climate and security envoy. He was previously stationed in Beijing as […]
Scor (real name: Tim Oelrich) maneuvers through the narrow streets of Shenzhen on his bicycle. He is looking for a testing station to take the mandatory daily PCR test. The waiting lines are long, so he has to drive from one test station to the next. The red walls that will soon close off entire […]
Lim Sim Yee is the new CEO of EP Manufacturing Berhad, a manufacturer of plastic parts for the automotive industry. Lim joins from Mercedes-Benz Sales Services in Beijing.Carl Gao will head the new China South regional office for the Swiss logistics service provider Militzer & Muench. His colleague Jeffery Guo will take over regional management […]
If you had to spend €100 to make a ton of CO2 emissions disappear, would you do it? Timo Goeschl asks questions like these of the participants in his studies. Goeschl is a professor of environmental economics at the University of Heidelberg. Among other things, he researches what people are willing to pay for more […]