Military spending grows slightly faster
The 7.2 percent increase in the budget provided for in the draft budget is indeed hefty. However, the increase is of a similar magnitude to previous years.
Von Jörn Petring
The 7.2 percent increase in the budget provided for in the draft budget is indeed hefty. However, the increase is of a similar magnitude to previous years.
Von Jörn Petring
Das Charterflugprogramm der Deutschen Auslandshandelskammer war während der Pandemie eine Lebensader für die deutsche Wirtschaft. Fast zehntausend Passagiere flogen mit. Am Wochenende läuft das Programm aus.
Von Jörn Petring
The charter flight program of the German Chamber of Commerce Abroad was a lifeline for the German economy during the pandemic. Almost ten thousand passengers traveled with it. The program is coming to an end this weekend.
Von Jörn Petring
Der belarussische Machthaber ist nicht als Gesandter Putins nach Peking gereist, sondern im Gegenteil: Er will Eigenständigkeit zeigen. Für China sieht der Besuch dennoch nicht gut aus.
Von Jörn Petring
The Belarusian President did not travel to Beijing as Putin's envoy; on the contrary, he wanted to show independence. Nevertheless, the visit does not look good for China.
Von Jörn Petring
Because their apartments are not being completed, tens of thousands of buyers threaten to stop paying their mortgages. The government is on high alert. Will the real estate crisis escalate?
Von Jörn Petring
Weil ihre Wohnungen nicht fertig werden, drohen Zehntausende Käufer damit, ihre Hypotheken nicht mehr zu bedienen. Die Regierung ist in höchster Alarmbereitschaft. Eskaliert die Immobilien-Krise?
Von Jörn Petring
Meng Hongwei, China's first Interpol chief, was arrested for corruption three years ago. In an interview, his wife now claims that it was actually all about a power struggle: Her husband had been pushing for change. Beijing responded by arresting him.
Von Jörn Petring
Meng Hongwei, der erste chinesische Interpol-Chef, wurde vor drei Jahren wegen Korruption festgenommen. In einem Interview behauptet seine Frau nun, dass es in Wahrheit um einen Machtkampf gegangen sei: Ihr Mann habe auf Veränderungen hingewirkt. Peking reagierte mit seiner Verhaftung.
Von Jörn Petring
Not only since the current disastrous flooding in the province of Henan has China been aware that large parts of the country are prone to flooding. For a long time, the government's main weapon against these forces of nature was huge dams and dikes. But Beijing's new approach has seen more sealed surfaces being reopened all over Chinese cities. Nevertheless, the vulnerability to storms remains high.
Von Jörn Petring