There is a new rule for the hundreds of millions of young gamers in China: no more video games during the school week. Even for Fridays, weekends and holidays, authorities have limited the time minors are allowed to spend online playing games to one hour. Beijing issued these new regulations on Monday to curb video […]
The majority of Germans wish for a harder line on China. This is the result of a survey by the opinion research institute Forsa. According to the poll, commissioned by the magazine Internationale Politik, 58 percent of respondents said the German government should take a tougher stance and defend its own interests more aggressively, even […]
Dirk Lange will become the new CEO of kitchen manufacturer Poggenpohl as of September 1st. “We are very pleased to have acquired Dirk Lange, whose international experience and strategic expertise will sustainably drive Poggenpohl’s growth,” emphasizes Xiaowei Lin, Chairman of Poggenpohl’s board of directors. Last September, the Chinese Jomoo Group took over Poggenpohl located in […]
Xi Jinping had not long been in office when he started talking about so-called sponge cities. It was 2013, and the leader of the state and party wanted to do something about the growing number of floods in China, since they pose a serious problem for the political leadership and increasingly threaten China’s economic and […]
The Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China has banned written exams for all six- and seven-year-old children. This new guideline aims to take the pressure off schoolchildren, as it is considered detrimental to the mental and physical health of young schoolchildren. Previously, it was common practice in primary schools for first-graders to […]
Arm Technology China will mit der Herstellung einer All-in-One-Recheneinheit für selbstfahrende Systeme beginnen. Auf einer Plattform wird Arm dafür verschiedene Arten von Recheneinheiten mit Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI), Bild- und Videoverarbeitung integrieren. Diese Technologie wird beim autonomen Fahren verwendet, um die sich verändernden Verkehrsbedingungen besser einordnen zu können. Arm China ist ein Joint Venture der Softbank-Gruppe […]
Leo Tsoi will be promoted to CEO of Starbucks China on October 1. Tsoi had already driven the coffee chain’s expansion in China to its current 5,200 stores as COO. With Tsoi’s promotion, Molly Liu is being appointed the new COO of Starbucks China, whilst Belinda Wong will continue to serve as Chairman of Starbucks China, focusing […]
Francois-David Martino has succeeded Dr. Thilo Theilen as CEO of Becker Stahl Service (BSS). Until June, Martino headed China affairs of the Italian plant engineering company Danieli. After studying mechanical engineering, he worked for Thyssenkrupp and Siemens, among others. Yu Yongfu will be the new CEO of Alibaba Local Services. The division combines services such […]
Swiss exports to China and Hong Kong have surpassed pre-pandemic levels. According to figures from the Swiss Customs Administration, goods worth CHF 10.1 billion were exported to China and Hong Kong in the first half of 2021. This represents a growth of 24.9 percent compared to the previous year, when the Covid pandemic had a […]
