With Artemis II, the United States has sent astronauts around the moon for the first time in 50 years. China, meanwhile, is pressing ahead with its own program. The gap is getting smaller.
By Jörn Petring
Meat grown from tissue samples, clothing made from spider silk, fuel produced from industrial waste gases: Biomanufacturing is of major strategic importance.
By Angela Köckritz
Xpeng has completed the transition of its entire core model lineup to its own Turing chips. The company had previously relied on chips from Nvidia.
By Julia Fiedler
Mercedes-Benz sold 27% fewer vehicles in China in the first quarter than in the same period last year. The decline had been expected, the company said. In China, 2026 is being treated as a transition year.
By Redaktion Table
Courier company ZTO Airlines is setting its sights on Europe, launching a new air cargo route between Hong Kong and Hungary that is primarily intended to transport e-commerce goods.
By Redaktion Table
Beijing and Pyongyang want to deepen ties even further. That is what China’s foreign minister said during his visit to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.
By Fabian Peltsch
China’s state-owned enterprises are increasingly being affected by the turbulence of the geopolitical environment. A new office is now meant to give them support.
By Redaktion Table
Cheng Li-wun’s historic trip to Beijing is a risky political gamble. Beijing is using the visit to conspicuously elevate the KMT chair. But that may end up hurting her in Taiwan – and within her own party.
By David Demes
Germany’s raw materials partnerships with Mongolia and Kazakhstan, now 15 years old, have yielded hardly any meaningful results. The reasons lie on both sides: unrealistic expectations and strong competition from China.
By Jakob Kullik and Yilmaz Akkoyun
