Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will once again meet on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Association (SCO) summit. Xi has already arrived in Astana.
By Christiane Kuehl
The management consultancy AlixPartners expects competition from China to place increasing pressure on Europe's car manufacturers. According to the study, China will take over a third of the global market by 2030. The business model of German companies will have to change.
By Christiane Kuehl
The Ministry of the Environment wants to reduce the oversupply of emission credits in Chinese emissions trading. To this end, eligibility for future and past carbon emissions is becoming more difficult.
By Christiane Kuehl
The German government has vetoed the sale of VW's gas turbine division to China, arguing that the turbines could be used in warships. The company now wants to discontinue the development of gas turbines.
By Fabian Peltsch
On Monday, Hong Kong celebrated the 27th anniversary of its return to the People's Republic of China. However, the population's desire to join in the celebrations was limited. They had left the city in droves in the run-up to the event.
By Marcel Grzanna
The Chinese Communist Party will probably have more than 100 million members for the first time towards the end of the year. Nevertheless, the membership numbers of people under 30 are shrinking.
By Marcel Grzanna
Estonia's 47-year-old head of government is regarded as the "Iron Lady" of the North. Not least because of her unrelenting stance towards Russia, many NATO allies consider her the right choice for the post of High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
By Amelie Richter
Italian customs have seized tons of raw materials for the production of synthetic drugs from China. Two Chinese citizens were arrested in the Netherlands.
By Fabian Peltsch
China's second-largest airport, Shanghai-Pudong, will receive a third terminal and a fifth runway. Once completed, the airport will be able to handle 130 million passengers a year.
By Felix Lee
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has criticized Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) over a Memorandum of Understanding on data exchange concluded with China. Wissing rejected the Chancellor's criticism.
By Felix Lee
