Mainz-based biopharma maker Biontech is moving on thin ice in its dealings with China and Taiwan. “Biontech is committed to helping end the pandemic worldwide, and we intend to supply Taiwan with our vaccine as part of our global commitment,” a Biontech spokeswoman told China-Table on Thursday. “Discussions are currently underway.” What is being referred […]
The export of Chinese vaccines is in motion. The country is currently probably exporting more doses than it uses itself. China is thus demonstrating a pharmaceutical generosity that would currently be unthinkable in the EU and US. The products of Sinopharm, Sinovac, and Cansino Biologics are becoming the mainstay of vaccination programs in the Global […]
If the Covid situation permits, the German Navy plans to send a warship to East Asia this summer. According to reports in Berlin, preparations for the frigate’s voyage are already underway. The Ministry of Defense officially confirms “plans to send a seagoing unit to the Indo-Pacific this year”. However, according to reports, there is still […]
In Germany, it was Bodo Ramelow who pushed the Clubhouse app into the spotlight. The prime minister of Thuringia casually admitted to passing the time with mobile games during summit talks with the chancellor. In China, it was the participation of US entrepreneur Elon Musk in the talks on the app that attracted widespread attention. […]
Is the Chinese man too effeminate? That is the subject of a social debate that is spreading ever wider. Conservative politicians demand to oppose an alleged trend towards the “feminization” of young men. For now, the Ministry of Education has responded with a basically innocuous regulation: It is strengthening physical education classes nationwide. However, in […]
There’s a revolution going on in investing – and a Chinese app is leading the way. Young small investors are currently driving the prices of individual stocks ahead of themselves and causing an uproar on Wall Street. They are not sitting down at their PCs to do this but are trading in line with the […]
Technology holding company or financial group? As the internet industry proliferates into more and more business areas, it is often impossible to draw clear lines. In Ant Group’s case, the Beijing government has apparently decided to regulate the payment service provider like a bank, as reported by the news agency Bloomberg with reference to well-informed […]
After years of aggressive expansion, the southern Chinese travel conglomerate and major investor HNA has filed for insolvency. HNA announced on WeChat that a court in Hainan had ordered a restructuring. The group is no longer able to service its debts. The exact amount of liabilities is yet to be determined. The most recent available […]
The Chinese state cracks down on Hong Kong – hardly anything is left of the free system. That’s why the democratic movement’s expectations of Germany are rising: Its representatives hope for clear words and action from Berlin. On Monday, an envoy of the Hong Kong activists presented concrete concerns to the Petitions Committee of the […]
It is the season for reversing the resolutions of Donald Trump. China’s big three telecom companies are also hoping for that. China Telecom, China Mobile, and China Unicom were targets of Trump’s attacks toward the end of his term. Now they are jointly addressing the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Their request: reconsidering the decision […]
