A meadow in the park, sweaters as goalposts – then followed an hour and a half of soccer. During his four years working in Shanghai, Stefan Pantekoek regularly played soccer. Expats from different countries met with Chinese to play sports together in a park. “It was pure multiculturalism,” Pantekoek recalls. Only smog could stop these […]
Spring lets its blue ribbon…or instead colorful and intense? In any case, the Botanical Garden in Beijing sparkled in an impressive splendor of colors this weekend. All thanks to the spring.
Lord Robert Reed’s change of heart took seven months. Only last August, the judge of the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court had deemed Hong Kong’s judiciary to be “largely independently of government” and its decisions to be “consistent with the rule of law.” Based on this assessment, Reed and his counterpart Lord Patrick Hodge continued as […]
China will reduce duties on twelve New Zealand paper and wood products starting Thursday. Among others, manufacturers of toilet paper, cosmetic wipes and paper sheets will benefit from the reduction. These duties are to be gradually reduced to zero over the next ten years.A free trade agreement between the two economies has already been in […]
China wird ab Donnerstag die Zölle auf zwölf neuseeländische Papier- und Holzartikel senken. Davon profitieren unter anderem die Hersteller von Toilettenpapier, Kosmetiktüchern und Papierbögen. Die Zölle sollen innerhalb der kommenden zehn Jahre schrittweise bis auf Null reduziert werden.Seit 2008 besteht bereits ein Freihandelsabkommen zwischen den beiden Volkswirtschaften, das sich am 7. April zum 14. Mal […]
With the end of the China chapter in his life, relief set in for Niklas. “I’m really glad to be out. Now I can feel how much energy this time actually took,” says the Dutchman, who left Shanghai two weeks ago after 17 years in the People’s Republic.“Living as a foreigner in China is now […]
It took the Beijing court three hours on Thursday to discuss the case of Cheng Lei with the defendant in person. Three hours were enough for the Chinese judiciary to make a final assessment of the serious charge of leaking government secrets. This tiny short period contrasts with the long uncertainty in which the mother […]
Stratcom is an important department of the European External Action Service in the EU. It filters out lies, propaganda and misinformation originating in Russia or the People’s Republic of China from social media and official state channels.Stratcom’s task is to inform the EU member states when the lie detector has once again convicted the autocratic […]
China’s pledge to stop building new coal-fired power plants abroad, announced during the UN General Assembly in September 2021 – and reiterated during a EU-China dialogue on climate in October 2021 – was met with enthusiasm. Yet, half a year later, little is known about the extent of China’s rollback of its overseas coal projects. […]
Bernard Chan will become the new President of Museum M+ in Hong Kong. Chan is a member of the city’s Executive Council and thus one of the closest advisors to Chief Executive Carrie Lam. He will take up his post on April 1, succeeding Victor Lo, who is retiring after six years. Chan is currently […]
