The announced abolition of the German Supply Chain Act by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been criticized by sustainability experts. In an interview with Table.Briefings, Lisa Fröhlich, Professor of Strategic and Sustainable Procurement and founder of the think tank Ispira, calls on politicians to “keep their hands off the law.” In her opinion, the Supply […]
At the UN General Assembly, Germany and 14 other states expressed serious concern about human rights violations in Tibet and Xinjiang. In a joint statement read out by Australian Ambassador James Larsen, the group called for the release of “all individuals arbitrarily detained in both Xinjiang and Tibet, and urgently clarifying the fate and whereabouts […]
The Taiwanese chip manufacturer TSMC has notified the US authorities about a circumvention of the embargo on computer chips. The complaint was triggered by the discovery of a TSMC semiconductor in a device from the Chinese company Huawei. The component had been found in a Huawei product after tech research firm TechInsights took apart the […]
The General Assembly of the World Uyghur Congress (WUC) in Sarajevo on Thursday seems to be a thorn in someone’s side. Candidates and delegates are being slandered and threatened, misinformation about the conference is being spread, and the organization’s operational capacity is being hindered by cyberattacks. It is unclear who is behind the manipulation. However, […]
China has strongly condemned the bomb attack on its consulate in Mandalay. On Friday afternoon, the premises of the diplomatic mission in Myanmar’s second-largest city were partially damaged by an explosion. No casualties were reported. China urged the local authorities to make every effort to arrest the perpetrators.Myanmar has been in turmoil since February 2021, […]
The former Vice President of the China Development Bank (CDB), Wang Yongsheng, has been sentenced to twelve years imprisonment, state broadcaster CCTV said on Monday. Wang was found guilty by the Intermediate People’s Court of Jilin Province of accepting the equivalent of around three million euros in bribes during his tenure at the development bank […]
China’s central bank (PBoC) wants to support the weakening economy with another key interest rate cut. On Monday, it lowered the one-year key lending rate (LPR) by 25 basis points to 3.10 percent from 3.35 percent – this affects most new and existing loans in the People’s Republic. It also cut the five-year key interest […]
October gives the grassland a pink glow – at least in Zishan Park in Handan in the south of Hebei province. The city’s tourism office has long recognized the appeal of the color. The paths through the grass are conveniently paved for pedestrians, and a pink Legoland-style train chugs through the landscape.
NATO is increasingly interested in export control in research and science. The concern of unintentionally granting geopolitical adversaries access to information on technological advances is not only a concern of nation states, but also the defense alliance.As a traditional NATO adversary, Russia is one of the main countries that should not get their hands on […]
News on the economy and its support have had a firm grip on China reporting in recent weeks: stimulus, consumption, securities. The reason for the many reports and analyses is always one figure: the growth rate of gross domestic product. On Friday, the National Bureau of Statistics will publish the latest data – for the […]
