Yafei Lu has been Managing Partner ISG China at ISG International Service Group since July. She advises companies on entering the Chinese / European market for the Austrian HR consulting firm. Lu studied in Hunan and Mannheim and previously worked for German and Chinese mechanical engineering companies and automotive suppliers. Is something changing in your […]
Over the next six months, China will test people entering the country and imported goods for the monkeypox virus (mpox). People traveling from countries where virus outbreaks have occurred, who have been in contact with mpox cases or display symptoms should “take the initiative to declare to customs when entering the country,” China’s customs administration […]
According to Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, the weak German economy is more persistent than the government has anticipated. The recovery repeatedly failed to materialize, although light at the end of the tunnel has already been seen several times, Habeck told journalists in Berlin on Wednesday. This was also due to the strong dependence on trade […]
The growth of Chinese industrial output has fallen short of expectations, fuelling speculation about new government stimulus packages. On Thursday, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that production increased by 5.1 percent in July compared to the previous year. According to a Reuters poll, analysts had expected 5.2 percent. In June, growth had still been […]
Starting them young: In Chinese bookshops, customers are not just allowed to browse through the books. It is quite normal for them to sit down somewhere in the store and read the books from front to back. Nevertheless, bookstores seem to make enough money out of it. China is one of the countries that read […]
Huan-Hai Chou has changed his position at Mercedes-Benz China. Since August, he has been Senior Manager Vertical Sales Solutions, where he is responsible for a team restructuring the system landscape for End2End sales. He was previously Senior Manager IT Digital Service Sales & Commerce. He will continue to be based in Beijing.Is something changing in […]
Otto is urging policymakers to establish a level playing field in the e-commerce market. Marc Opelt, CEO of the Otto Group, emphasized that there are new marketplace providers who do not adhere to basic rules of fair competition. “We want the government and regulatory bodies like customs to pay closer attention to these business models,” […]
According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Huawei is aiming to challenge the global market leader Nvidia with a new generation of specialized processors. The Chinese company’s chip, the “Ascend 910C”, is nearing market launch after being tested by internet and telecom companies. It is said to be technologically on par with Nvidia’s […]
Beijing residents are known across China for giving nicknames to just about everything, and the headquarters of China’s state and propaganda broadcaster, CCTV, is no exception. This monumental structure, which was swiftly dubbed “Big Underpants” due to its shape in Beijing slang, was completed just in time for the opening of the 2008 Summer Olympics […]
Despite calls for more diversification, direct investment by the German economy in China has skyrocketed this year. According to statistical data from the German Federal Bank, it increased from 2.5 billion euros in the first quarter to 4.8 billion euros in the second quarter.In the first half of the year, direct investments by the German […]
