The Year of the Horse is being celebrated with unusual extravagance. Why Beijing is extending the holidays – and why anything goes when it comes to tapping the “spirit of dragon and horse” (龙马精神).
By Johnny Erling
The main point of contention remains quotas for beef and lamb exports, which led to the collapse of talks in 2023.
By Antonia Zimmermann
A new study by the German Economic Institute shows: Fewer and fewer jobs are dependent on business with China. How Europe can become more competitive is also on the agenda of the EU institutions this week.
By Julia Fiedler, Marcel Grzanna and Amelie Richter
Chinese car manufacturers fear for their wealth of data and profits from the aftersales market. As a result, repair costs for EVs are rising dramatically. Internationally, Australia recently took action against barriers to external repairs.
By Christian Domke Seidel
Control of the chip manufacturer Nexperia will continue to be taken away from the parent company Wingtech. The court in Amsterdam also confirmed the decision to suspend the former CEO Zhang Xuezheng.
By Leonardo Pape
According to the German government, the German economy can benefit even more from the EU Global Gateway Initiative. The funds mobilized for Global Gateway are far behind the sums for China's New Silk Road Initiative.
By Antonia Zimmermann and Leonardo Pape
The Chinese captain of the “NewNew Polar Bear” rejects the blame for the damage to several submarine cables in the Baltic Sea. According to the public prosecutor's office, Finland has not yet received a response to its request for legal assistance from Hong Kong.
By Leonardo Pape
An ex-military man from the USA in Germany unsuccessfully offered secret data to China. The Koblenz Higher Regional Court sentenced the man to a prison term for secret service agent activities.
By Leonardo Pape
Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has led her party to a surprise victory in the parliamentary elections. Will an aging Japan be able to change in a short space of time under a headstrong female prime minister?
By Taniguchi Tomohiko
