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New hope for Ant IPO

Alibaba founder Jack Ma wants to hand over control of the financial conglomerate Ant Group. This will likely appease Beijing, which abruptly halted Ant's stock market goals two years ago.

By Redaktion Table

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Open RAN: Study warns of risks

In a recently published paper, scientists warn against expecting too much from Open RAN: As things stand, this initiative will not reduce dependence on China in mobile communications technology.

By Falk Steiner

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Energy saving plans in Europe and across the globe

The German government plans to use energy-saving measures to secure the heat supply in the coming winter. So far, it has focused primarily on gas storage, but this is likely insufficient. An international comparison shows that others are already making much faster progress.

By Lukas Knigge

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16+1: The Baltics leave, but Hungary remains loyal to China

The Baltic exit from China's Cooperation Initiative in Eastern and Central Europe became a reality last week. Latvia and Estonia followed Lithuania and announced their withdrawal from the 16+1 format. Is this the beginning of the end for the remaining 14+1 format?

By Amelie Richter

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No superheroes for China

With "Thor – Love and Thunder," another Marvel blockbuster has skipped China. Protectionist policies have prevented major US releases for years. Instead, patriotic Chinese productions are climbing the box office. The Chinese and global cinema markets are drifting further and further apart – a missed financial opportunity for both sides.

By Redaktion Table

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The Balts leave, Hungary remains loyal

The Baltic exit from China's Cooperation Initiative in Eastern and Central Europe became a reality last week. Latvia and Estonia followed Lithuania and announced their withdrawal from the 16+1 format. Is this the beginning of the end for the remaining 14+1 format?

By Amelie Richter

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How Madrid wants to supply Europe with gas

Spain has one-third of the import capacity for LNG in the EU. The government wants to help avert the threat of supply bottlenecks in Germany, but so far it lacks the pipelines to do so. New pipelines are supposed to change that.

By Isabel Cuesta Camacho

China Dreischluchtendamm Wasser-Tunnel
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A gigantic tunnel just for water

The world's longest tunnel is supposed to be the answer to the persistent water shortage in northern China. In the future, engineers plan to divert water from the middle reaches of the Yangtze River into the controversial canal system that has supplied the Chinese capital with drinking water for years.

By Christiane Kuehl

Autonom fahrendes Taxi China
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Driverless taxis: One step closer to the mobile future

Since last week, self-driving cabs in the People's Republic are no longer a vision, but a reality on the roads. In Wuhan and Chongqing, these autonomous vehicles are officially allowed to take passengers from A to B in designated urban areas.

By Redaktion Table

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A symbolic interest rate cut

Concerns about the economy have grown increasingly acute, which is why China's central bank is moderately cutting interest rates. However, experts consider the move largely symbolic, because the economy does not lack capital. Its target group was probably not so much the banks as the public.

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