Microsoft has received a warning in China: LinkedIn, the professional social network owned by Microsoft, is not allowed to accept new members there for the time being “until it has ensured to be in compliance with applicable laws”. Since then, no new signups have been possible. However, there were no other restrictions for the 45 […]
China’s ambition to one day be on a par with the EU and the US in terms of technology also affects biomedicine. Rather unnoticed by the public, two groups are working on vaccinations based on mRNA technology, which is considered the front line of modern disease control. The vaccine produced by Biontech, the majority of […]
US President Joe Biden is de facto kicking major Chinese telecoms equipment suppliers off domestic networks. Providers like Huawei are an “unacceptable risk”, the US Telecommunications Authority announced. The decision means network operators will not receive funding from the government’s billion-dollar network expansion fund if they order accessories from China. In parallel, the government is […]
Trouble is brewing for the chancellor in the Bundestag. In the review of the Wirecard affair, her involvement with the scandalous company during a trip to China in September 2019 was once again the big topic on Wednesday. The opposition MPs presented an interim status of the committee’s work in Berlin – and came back […]
Microsoft was very clear on one point: “The group, we understand, has ties to state actors and operates out of China.” On Monday and Tuesday, the attackers continued to exploit vulnerabilities in tens of thousands of servers running the company’s software – including in Germany. Microsoft calls the group “Hafnium,” but that’s just a code […]
From the statements made by the responsible party cadres at the National People’s Congress (NPC), it is beginning to be clear what ideas they have for the country’s financial architecture. Finances are to be made more stable in the coming five-year period. Those responsible want to avoid overspending wherever possible. In addition, there is once […]
Ten years after Fukushima: while Germany congratulates itself on its decision to abandon nuclear power, China wants to really get going again. In the figures for the 14th Five-Year Plan published so far, comparatively precise figures are given for reactor expansion, while other goals are still rather vaguely formulated.According to the report, by 2035 there […]
The merger of China Electronics Technology Group (CETC) with China Putian Information Industry Group (Potevio) has not yet been officially sealed but the Chinese media is already presenting it as a fact following the initial announcements. The move would definitely fit into the current government strategy. The creation of a technology giant with its own […]
In times of Covid, contactless payment in the supermarket would be particularly useful. But in Germany’s supermarkets, self-service checkouts where customers do the work of the employees under their supervision are the best you can find – including queues and crowds. Deutsche Bahn and Edeka have now opened a store that they praise as a […]
China continues to gain foreign independence in electronics raw materials preparing for more rounds of trade wars. Beijing is ramping up its production of rare earths sharply. The Ministry of Commodities in Beijing announced concrete production plans for the first of two batches this year – and caused astonishment with the high figures.Accordingly, the production […]
