In August, youth unemployment in China rose to its highest level since 2023. The basis for calculating the statistics was adjusted at the time. The government wants to get more young people into work with support programs.
By Julia Fiedler
The EU Chamber of Commerce in China is calling for fair competition and planning security. However, the contradictions between centrally controlled industrial policy and market forces are also likely to characterize the upcoming Five-Year Plan.
By Jörn Petring
There will be stricter rules for assisted driving at level L2 in China in future. The new standards create safety in a competitive, innovation-hungry car market.
By Julia Fiedler
China is South Korea's largest trading partner, but also an important supporter of North Korea. At a meeting of foreign ministers in Beijing, Wang Yi and his South Korean counterpart Cho Hyun emphasized mutual exchange and cooperation.
By Leonardo Pape
A consortium led by tech billionaires Larry Ellison and Marc Andreessen wants to buy the majority of TikTok USA. In future, the data will be stored on Oracle servers, while ByteDance will continue to provide the algorithms.
By Amelie Richter
The EU Commission wants to work more closely with India, but India's cooperation with Russia and strong interests in agricultural trade are making negotiations for a free trade agreement more difficult.
By János Allenbach-Ammann
The Commission wants to bolster the 19th sanctions package and present it to the member states later than planned. Russian provocations with drones from Poland to Romania are the reason. It is also about persuading Donald Trump to take tougher sanctions against Russia.
By Stephan Israel
Following the postponement of the EU's 2040 climate target, the European environment ministers will also postpone the NDC, which is important for the COP30. However, the declaration of intent could already define a target range for the European contribution.
By Lukas Knigge
