The Japanese embassy in China is asking its citizens to avoid groups of people when traveling to China and to be especially careful when going on excursions with children.
By Redaktion Table
The Vietnamese police are pursuing a journalist living in Berlin. He speaks of a case of "cross-border criminalization" and criticizes Vietnam's repressive tactics.
By Redaktion Table
The Philippines want to push forward a code of conduct for the South China Sea in cooperation with China. The code is slated for completion next year under the Philippines’ ASEAN chairmanship.
By Leonardo Pape
The eastern Chinese city of Ningbo is offering wedding vouchers worth CNY 1,000 to couples who marry this year. The initiative is meant to counter the decline in marriages and ease demographic pressures. The program runs through the end of the year.
By Yi Ling Pan
German machinery manufacturers in China rate the business environment cautiously. Local competition and weak demand remain major challenges. Still, sentiment has improved slightly.
By Julia Fiedler
Two judges of Pakistan’s Supreme Court have resigned in protest against a constitutional amendment that strengthens the power of the military chief and undermines judicial independence.
By Angela Köckritz
After a nine-day delay, Chen Dong and his crew returned safely from the Tiangong space station. In doing so, the commander unexpectedly broke a symbolic barrier.
By Jörn Petring
Tensions between Beijing and Tokyo are escalating after remarks by Japan’s prime minister on the Taiwan question. China is warning its citizens against traveling to Japan and sending patrol vessels to disputed islands.
By Fabian Kretschmer
Even in exile, Uyghur refugees fear being deported to China. Those living in Turkey are especially afraid, according to Human Rights Watch.
By Marcel Grzanna
The EU finance ministers agreed in Brussels to abolish the duty-free limit of EUR 150. A technical solution for introducing a fee on low-value parcels is to be provided as early as 2026.
By János Allenbach-Ammann
